Vulnerability · Published May 14, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-3829WP Encryption - One Click SSL & Force HTTPS <= 7.8.5.10 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) SSL Setup Tampering
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in WP Encryption – One Click Free SSL Certificate & SSL / HTTPS Redirect, Security & SSL Scan from gowebsmarty. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The WP Encryption – One Click Free SSL Certificate & SSL / HTTPS Redirect, Security & SSL Scan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to missing capability checks on the 'wple_basic_get_requests' function in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.5.10. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level access and above, to reset the SSL setup state, force SSL to appear complete, and modify plan selection options.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| gowebsmarty | WP Encryption – One Click Free SSL Certificate & SSL / HTTPS Redirect, Security & SSL Scan | 0 – through 7.8.5.10 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9a09ec65-32e4-4841-a365-f67c15b80bf9?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=wp-letsencrypt-ssl/tags/7.8.5.10/admin/le_admin.php&new_path=wp-letsencrypt-ssl/tags/7.8.5.11/admin/le_admin.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=wp-letsencrypt-ssl/tags/7.8.5.10/admin/le_handlers.php&new_path=wp-letsencrypt-ssl/tags/7.8.5.11/admin/le_handlers.php