CVE-2026-40773 (GCVE-0-2026-40773)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-15 20:18 – Updated: 2026-06-16 18:07
VLAI
Title
WordPress rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress plugin <= 4.7.9 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Summary
Subscriber Broken Access Control in rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress <= 4.7.9 versions.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Credits
Jakub Herman | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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