Vulnerability · Published Jan 23, 2026 · Assigned by Patchstack

CVE-2026-24532WordPress SiteLock Security plugin <= 5.0.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authorization in SiteLock Security – WP Hardening, Login Security & Malware Scans from SiteLock. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in SiteLock SiteLock Security – WP Hardening, Login Security & Malware Scans sitelock allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects SiteLock Security – WP Hardening, Login Security & Malware Scans: from n/a through <= 5.0.2.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
SiteLock	SiteLock Security – WP Hardening, Login Security & Malware Scans	0 – through 5.0.2

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/sitelock/vulnerability/wordpress-sitelock-security-plugin-5-0-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry