CVE Watchtower

CVE-2026-126173AutomatorWP AutomatorWP Webhooks Missing Authorization

NVD

Vulnerability Summary

The AutomatorWP Pro plugin for WordPress' webhook addon is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.4. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of any WordPress account, including administrators, resulting in full account takeover. This is only exploitable when an administrator has configured an automation pairing a Receive Webhook trigger β€” with an 'Is the user ID' field β€” to an Update-User action whose User ID field is left blank and whose Password field is mapped to the webhook password tag, which is a documented, supported plugin configuration.
Severity Level
CRITICAL(9.8)
Published Date
Nov 13, 2026
Last Modified
Nov 14, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
CVE Record Status
Published
Root Weakness (CWE)
The software does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 9.8 (CRITICAL)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • AutomatorWP AutomatorWP Webhooks <= 1.4.4
Patched Versions
  • AutomatorWP AutomatorWP Webhooks 1.4.4

What to do

Plan remediation soon. No exploitation is confirmed yet, but the severity is critical.

  1. Check whether you run AutomatorWP AutomatorWP Webhooks and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • Nov 13, 2026Published
  • Nov 14, 2026Record last modified

Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.

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Data last checked: Nov 14, 2026 05:01 UTC