# CVE-2026-54852: miniOrange Page Restriction broken access control

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-54852-missing-authorization-vulnerability-in-miniorange-page  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-29. Updated: 2026-10-29  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-54852 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2026-10-29

The miniOrange Page Restriction plugin for WordPress allows administrators to restrict access to pages and posts based on configured security levels. A broken access control vulnerability allows unauthorized users to bypass these restrictions and view or perform actions on pages they should not have access to. An attacker can exploit this without authentication to access restricted content.

Vendors: [miniOrange](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/miniorange).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-54852 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-54852 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-54852?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 29 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** miniOrange Page Restriction WordPress (WP) through 1.6.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-54852?** Yes: fixed in 1.6.2. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-54852 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-54852?** Check whether you run miniOrange Page Restriction WordPress (WP) 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 1.6.2

## Technical details

This is a broken access control vulnerability (CWE-284) in the Page Restriction WordPress plugin where access control checks are not properly enforced. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass page restriction security levels and access restricted pages or posts that should require authorization. The fix is available in version 1.6.2.

## Affected products

- miniOrange Page Restriction WordPress (WP) through 1.6.1

## Timeline

- 2026-10-29: disclosed
- 2026-10-29: patched

## References

- [https://wordpress.org/plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/page-and-post-restriction/vulnerability/wordpress-page-restriction-wordpress-wp-plugin-1-6-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/page-and-post-restriction/vulnerability/wordpress-page-restriction-wordpress-wp-plugin-1-6-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)

## Related threats

- [miniOrange Page Restriction broken access control](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-114696-missing-authorization-vulnerability-in-miniorange-page)