---
id: CVE-2026-5727
title: >-
  The Hello Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in
  all versions up to, and including, 1.7.7
summary: >-
  The Hello Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in
  all versions up to, and including, 1.7.7. This is due to the plugin not
  properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes
  it possibl…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
published: '2026-10-10'
updated: '2026-10-10'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-10T05:16:40.017'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5727'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3537433/hello-plus/trunk/modules/template-parts/components/document.php
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3537433/hello-plus/trunk/modules/template-parts/documents/ehp-document-base.php
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6f1e0b89-9bac-4a3b-bb8c-278449789214?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-10T05:23:33.493Z'
---

## Overview

The Hello Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.7. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to publish their own Hello+ header/footer templates and draft currently active templates owned by higher-privileged users.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.