# CVE-2026-39796: WordPress Advanced Posts Listing – Show Post List Easily plugin <= 1.0.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass access controls to view restricted content in the Advanced Posts Listing WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 6 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gvw4-58xm-3pr9

## What is CVE-2026-39796?

CVE-2026-39796 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Flipper Code – WordPress Development Company Advanced Posts Listing – Show Post List Easily, published on 6 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Advanced Posts Listing – Show Post List Easily <= 1.0.8 versions.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-39796?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-39796?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-39796 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-39796 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-39796 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2026-39796 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-39796 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Flipper Code – WordPress Development Company Advanced Posts Listing – Show Post List Easily, published on 6 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-39796 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Flipper Code – WordPress Development Company Advanced Posts Listing – Show Post List Easily. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39796/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39796/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-39796
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39796
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-39796

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39796/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.