CVE-2026-97305: Hyve Lite missing authorization check vulnerability
medium 6.9 published 2026-10-05 · updated 2026-10-06
- Affected versions
- 2.0.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.0.3
- Latest version
- 2.0.4
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.9
- Active installs
- 7,000+
- Type
- Missing authorization check
What an attacker needs
- Access: None. No account or login is needed (per the CVSS score).
CVSS vector (score by Patchstack): CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
What to do now
- Update Hyve Lite to 2.0.3 or newer (the latest is 2.0.4): Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- Not sure which version you run? Check your version against every known Hyve Lite issue.
With WP-CLI:
wp plugin get hyve-lite --field=version. - If you ran an affected version and something looks off (new admin users, spam pages, redirects), run the free scan below.
The advisory
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Themeisle AI Chatbot for WordPress – Hyve Lite hyve-lite allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects AI Chatbot for WordPress – Hyve Lite: from n/a through 2.0.2.
References
- NVD CVE-2026-97305 nvd.nist.gov
- Patchstack advisory patchstack.com
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Where this data comes from
- CVE record, score and references: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Versions and install counts: wordpress.org/plugins/hyve-lite (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- The summary, “what an attacker needs” and “what to do” sections are our plain-English reading of the record and the plugin's release history; the quoted description is the record's own text. Spot an error? Email Daniel.