Auth bypass in Brizy

CVE-2026-16070

The Brizy WordPress plugin before 2.8.19 does not properly verify authorization on the object being modified before updating a template's type meta, validating a request parameter that is different from the one used in the write operation, allowing users with Contributor-level access and above to change the template-type assignment of templates owned by other users.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (20.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-16070: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Brizy — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16070?
CVE-2026-16070 is a low-severity vulnerability in Brizy, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2026-08-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-16070?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.