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{"affected": [{"configurations": [{"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "generic", "value": "[0,8.2.8]"}}], "enrichment": {"confidence": 95.0, "confidence_source": "inferred", "scores": [{"score": 95.0, "source": "inferred"}, {"score": 98.0, "source": "matching"}]}, "original": {"product": "Nelio AB Testing", "source": "cna", "vendor": "Nelio Software"}, "product": "nelio_ab_testing", "vendor": "neliosoftware"}, {"configurations": [{"platform": null, "status": "unaffected", "versions": null}], "enrichment": {"confidence": 80.0, "confidence_source": "inferred", "scores": [{"score": 80.0, "source": "inferred"}, {"score": 100.0, "source": "matching"}]}, "product": "wordpress", "vendor": "wordpress"}], "analysis": {"en": {"generated_at": "2026-04-15T11:23:09.288072+00:00", "value": {"mitigation_remediation": ["Update the Nelio AB Testing plugin to the latest version (8.2.9 or newer) to remove the authorization flaw. ", "Restrict plugin access by verifying role capabilities and ensuring only authorized administrator or editor roles can access plugin features. ", "Implement a web application firewall or plugin-level permission checks to block unauthenticated access to sensitive endpoints."], "summary": {"action": "Immediate Patch", "impact": "Sensitive Data Exposure"}, "threat_synthesis": {"affected_systems": "WordPress sites using Nelio Software\u2019s Nelio AB Testing plugin with versions up to and including 8.2.8 are affected. The flaw applies regardless of the specific administrator configuration because the plugin fails to enforce the intended security levels.", "description_and_impact": "The vulnerability is a missing authorization flaw in the Nelio AB Testing plugin. Incorrectly configured access control allows an attacker to invoke plugin endpoints without proper authentication, resulting in the exposure of sensitive data stored by the plugin. This issue is identified as an access-control weakness (CWE-862).", "risk_and_exploitability": "The exploitation path is straightforward: an unauthenticated user can call API routes or view management screens that should be restricted, leading to data leakage. No EPSS score is available, but the absence of authentication checks makes the vulnerability theoretically easy to exploit. The vulnerability is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog, yet the potential for serious data exposure warrants a high risk assessment. Administrators should treat this as a critical issue until a patch is applied."}}}}, "created": "2026-04-15T13:38:17.788449+00:00", "updated": "2026-04-15T13:44:58.884918+00:00", "vendors": ["neliosoftware", "neliosoftware$PRODUCT$nelio_ab_testing", "wordpress", "wordpress$PRODUCT$wordpress"]}