WordPress NM Gift Registry and Wishlist Lite Missing Authorization Vulnerability Allowing Broken Access Control

A broken access control vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress NM Gift Registry and Wishlist Lite plugin, affecting versions through 5.13. This vulnerability arises from missing authorization checks, which could allow an unprivileged user to perform actions reserved for higher privileged users.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized users gaining access to functions or data meant for users with higher privileges.

Remediation

Users of the NM Gift Registry and Wishlist Lite WordPress plugin should update to version 5.14 or later. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins.