BEAR WordPress plugin: Broken access control allows unauthenticated access
Summary
The BEAR WordPress plugin for WooCommerce product management, versions up to and including 1.2.2, contains a broken access control flaw (CWE-862). An unauthenticated remote attacker can reach functions they should not be allowed to use, such as viewing data that belongs to other users. The CVE record rates the issue as high (CVSS 3.1 7.3), with low impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability. Patchstack expects exploitation, but no confirmed exploitation has been reported.
Affected
- BEAR WordPress plugin (slug: woo-bulk-editor) versions up to and including 1.2.2 (according to the CVE record and Patchstack)
- Conflicting information: a separate Patchstack entry lists 1.2.2 as patched for another CVE. Verification is pending.
Fixed in
- Update to version 1.2.3 or later (according to the CVE record and Patchstack)
Workaround
- Unknown. No vendor workaround has been published.
- Restrict access to WordPress admin and plugin endpoints by IP address where feasible.
- If no fixed version is installed, disable the plugin until an update is available.
Exploitation
- No evidence of exploitation in the wild was found. CISA SSVC: Exploitation none, Automatable yes, Technical Impact partial.
- Patchstack rates the issue as high priority and expects exploitation.
- No public proof of concept found.
Our recommendation
- Check whether BEAR is installed on WordPress sites and which version is in use.
- Update BEAR to version 1.2.3 or later immediately.
- If an update is not possible, disable the plugin or restrict access to it.
- Review access logs for unusual requests to plugin endpoints.
- Monitor the Patchstack and NVD records for changes.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Patchstack: BEAR plugin <= 1.2.2 Broken Access Control patchstack.com
- Strix: CVE-2026-95526 www.strix.ai
- Patchstack: BEAR plugin 1.2.2 Taxonomy Term Modification (conflicting range) patchstack.com
- SentinelOne: CVE-2026-1673 (similar BEAR issue) www.sentinelone.com
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 3 Nov 2026, 02:32.
Original description (NVD)
Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in BEAR <= 1.2.2 versions.
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS data © FIRST.org.
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