WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2026-32520 Deferred

RewardsWP: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

RewardsWP is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess. The published affected range is n/a through <= 1.0.4.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
RewardsWP
Plugin slug
rewardswp
Affected
n/a through <= 1.0.4
Safe version
1.0.5
Published
Mar 25, 2026
Weakness
CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

This CVE was published Mar 25, 2026 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update RewardsWP to 1.0.5 or later, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Andrew Munro / AffiliateWP RewardsWP rewardswp allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects RewardsWP: from n/a through <= 1.0.4.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources