---
id: "CVE-2026-97072"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-97072"]
title: "myCred WordPress plugin: missing authorization check exposes access control"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 4.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["mycred", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-11-03T17:18:16+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-03T17:21:57+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-03T17:24:36+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97072", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T17:21:57+00:00"}]
---

# myCred WordPress plugin: missing authorization check exposes access control

The myCred WordPress plugin has a missing authorization vulnerability affecting versions up to and including 4.0.2. A source describes it as exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels, so a user may be able to perform actions they should not.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed myCred version in the WordPress plugins screen or the plugin header in `wp-content/plugins/mycred/mycred.php`

## Fix

- myCred: a version later than `4.0.2` (the sources do not name the exact fixed release)

## Timeline

- 2026-11-03T17:21:57+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97072

## From the sources

Missing Authorization vulnerability in myCred myCred mycred allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects myCred: from n/a through 4.0.2.

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