CVE-2026-2720
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS 3.1
Description
The Hr Press Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of sensitive employee data due to a missing capability check on the `hrp-fetch-employees` AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve sensitive employee information including names, email addresses, phone numbers, salary/pay rates, employment dates, and employment status.
Affected WordPress components
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HR Press Lite Plugin · hr-press-liteUp to and including 1.0.2View on WordPress.org
A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.
Affected products and versions
- codeclove Hr Press Lite — Up to and including 1.0.2
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hr-press-lite/tags/1.0.2/admin/admin.php#L36
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hr-press-lite/tags/1.0.2/includes/HRP_Action.php#L1444
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hr-press-lite/trunk/admin/admin.php#L36
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hr-press-lite/trunk/includes/HRP_Action.php#L1444
- www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d2a63b8e-e16e-4702-be1b-acc5c3e74b22?source=cve
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record