---
id: "CVE-2026-123470"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-123470"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-123470"]
title: "HivePress WordPress plugin: missing authorization check exposes access control weakness"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 4.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["hivepress", "marketplace-sites", "package", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-11-07T11:17:01+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-07T11:46:53+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-07T11:48:35+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123470", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-07T11:46:53+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# HivePress WordPress plugin: missing authorization check exposes access control weakness

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-123470 (this .md is for agents)

HivePress, a WordPress plugin for building marketplace and directory sites, has a missing authorization check that lets requests bypass intended access control levels. An attacker may be able to perform actions or see data their account should not reach.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed HivePress version in the WordPress admin plugin list or `wp plugin get hivepress --field=version`
- Confirm whether the site runs HivePress at all (unknown beyond this)

## Fix

- HivePress: versions after `1.8.1` (the sources do not name the fixed version)

## Timeline

- 2026-11-07T11:46:53+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123470

## From the sources

Missing Authorization vulnerability in HivePress HivePress hivepress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects HivePress: from n/a through 1.8.1.

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