CVE-2026-32498
Published: 25 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-32498 is a high-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 15.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2026-32498 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Metagauss RegistrationMagic WordPress plugin, known as custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager. The flaw allows exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels and affects all versions from n/a through 6.0.7.6. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating high severity due to network accessibility and significant confidentiality impact.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Exploitation enables access to sensitive data, achieving high confidentiality impact without affecting integrity or availability.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/vulnerability/wordpress-registrationmagic-plugin-6-0-7-6-broken-access-control-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve details this broken access control issue in RegistrationMagic version 6.0.7.6 and provides guidance on mitigation.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-15845
Vulnerability details
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Metagauss RegistrationMagic custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects RegistrationMagic: from n/a through <= 6.0.7.6.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Missing authorization (CWE-862) in a publicly accessible WordPress plugin directly enables remote unauthenticated exploitation of a public-facing web application to obtain sensitive data.
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Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Enforces approved authorizations for access to information and system resources, directly mitigating the missing authorization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated access to sensitive data.
Requires timely identification, reporting, and correction of flaws like this broken access control issue in the RegistrationMagic plugin.
Employs least privilege to restrict unauthorized access to only necessary functions, reducing the impact of missing or misconfigured authorization checks.