CVE-2026-97309: RepairBuddy missing authorization check vulnerability
high 7.1 published 2026-10-05 · updated 2026-10-06
- Affected versions
- 4.1226 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.1227
- Latest version
- 4.1235
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.1
- Active installs
- 400+
- Type
- Missing authorization check
What an attacker needs
- Access: A low-level account on the site, such as a subscriber or customer (per the CVSS score).
CVSS vector (score by Patchstack): CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/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 RepairBuddy to 4.1227 or newer (the latest is 4.1235): 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 RepairBuddy issue.
With WP-CLI:
wp plugin get computer-repair-shop --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
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Webful Creations RepairBuddy computer-repair-shop allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects RepairBuddy: from n/a through 4.1226.
References
- NVD CVE-2026-97309 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/computer-repair-shop (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.