---
id: "CVE-2026-42707"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-42707"]
title: "HivePress Claim Listings: missing authorization lets users bypass access controls"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 4.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["hivepress", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-29T14:17:55+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-29T14:25:23+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-29T14:26:17+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42707", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-29T14:25:23+00:00"}]
---

# HivePress Claim Listings: missing authorization lets users bypass access controls

HivePress Claim Listings is a WordPress plugin for claiming business listings. A missing authorization check lets an attacker reach functions their role should not allow, due to incorrectly configured access control.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed plugin version in the WordPress admin under Plugins, or in `wp-content/plugins/hivepress-claim-listings/`.
- Confirm whether the installed version is `1.1.4` or earlier.

## Fix

- HivePress Claim Listings: unknown (sources state the affected range through 1.1.4 but no fixed version)

## Timeline

- 2026-10-29T14:25:23+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42707

## From the sources

Missing Authorization vulnerability in HivePress HivePress Claim Listings hivepress-claim-listings allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects HivePress Claim Listings: from n/a through 1.1.4.

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