---
id: "CVE-2026-97073"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-97073"]
title: "myCred WordPress plugin: missing authorization lets users bypass access controls"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["mycred", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-29T15:17:25+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-29T15:25:40+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-29T15:26:47+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97073", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-29T15:25:40+00:00"}]
---

# myCred WordPress plugin: missing authorization lets users bypass access controls

The myCred plugin for WordPress has a missing authorization check that allows access control settings to be exploited. An attacker can reach functions they should not be allowed to use.

_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 list, or with `wp plugin get mycred --field=version` if WP-CLI is available.
- Confirm whether the installed version is `4.0.2` or earlier.

## Fix

- myCred: fixed version unknown; the sources only state that versions through `4.0.2` are affected.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-29T15:25:40+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97073

## 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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