CVE-2026-22490
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the LPagery WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. Attackers can exploit incorrectly configured security levels to perform unauthorized actions. This affects all WordPress sites running LPagery plugin versions up to 2.4.9.
💻 Affected Systems
- Bulk Landing Page Creator for WordPress LPagery
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could create, modify, or delete landing pages, potentially injecting malicious content or redirecting legitimate traffic to malicious sites.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could create or modify landing pages, potentially defacing websites or inserting unwanted content.
If Mitigated
With proper WordPress user role management and security plugins, impact would be limited to authorized users only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some WordPress user access but bypasses authorization checks within the plugin.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.5.0 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Bulk Landing Page Creator for WordPress LPagery'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 2.5.0+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate lpagery
Restrict User Roles
allLimit WordPress user roles that can access plugin functionality
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthorized access to LPagery endpoints
- Enable WordPress security plugins that monitor for unauthorized page creation/modification
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for LPagery versionCheck Version:
wp plugin get lpagery --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.5.0 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized user IDs accessing LPagery endpoints
- Unexpected landing page creation/modification events
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with lpagery action parameters from unauthorized users
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND query="action=lpagery_*")