# CVE-2026-109696: WP ManageNinja FluentBoards access control bypass

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-109696-missing-authorization-vulnerability-in-wp-manageninja-llc  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-13. Updated: 2026-10-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-109696 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2026-10-13

FluentBoards is a WordPress plugin for creating kanban boards and task management. A broken access control vulnerability allows users with low-privilege accounts (like subscribers) to view or perform actions on pages and content they should not have permission to access. This could enable unauthorized access to sensitive board data or the ability to modify tasks across the site.

Vendors: [WP ManageNinja LLC](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/wp-manageninja-llc).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-109696 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-109696 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-109696?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 13 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** WP ManageNinja LLC FluentBoards through 2.1.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-109696?** Yes: fixed in 2.2.0. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-109696 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-109696?** Check whether you run WP ManageNinja LLC FluentBoards at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 2.2.0

## Technical details

The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to pages or actions, an instance of broken access control (OWASP A1). A user with subscriber-level privileges can bypass authorization checks to access resources belonging to other users. No authentication bypass is required; the vulnerability requires an existing low-privilege account on the WordPress installation.

## Affected products

- WP ManageNinja LLC FluentBoards through 2.1.0

## Timeline

- 2026-10-13: disclosed
- 2026-10-13: patched: version 2.2.0 released

## References

- [https://wordpress.org/plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/fluent-boards/vulnerability/wordpress-fluentboards-plugin-2-1-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/fluent-boards/vulnerability/wordpress-fluentboards-plugin-2-1-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)

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- [WP ManageNinja FluentBoards access control bypass](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-119486-missing-authorization-vulnerability-in-wp-manageninja-llc)