Auth bypass in Codeclove Hr Press Lite
CVE-2026-2720
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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Codeclove Hr Press Lite — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d2a63b8e-e16e-4702-be1b-acc5c…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hr-press-lite/trunk/includes/HRP_Action.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hr-press-lite/tags/1.0.2/includes/HRP_Action…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hr-press-lite/trunk/admin/admin.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hr-press-lite/tags/1.0.2/admin/admin.php
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-2720?
- CVE-2026-2720 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Codeclove Hr Press Lite, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-03-21.
- How severe is CVE-2026-2720?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.