CVE-2026-9615
The Flex Import plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 3.0. This is due to the license_activate_fleximp() and license_deactivate_fleximp() functions, hooked to the wp_ajax_license_activate_fleximp and wp_ajax_license_deactivate_fleximp AJAX actions, lacking both a capability check (current_user_can()) and nonce verification (the client-side script sends a 'wpnonce' value but the handlers never validate it). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to activate an arbitrary/fraudulent license key (persisting it via update_option('fleximp_is_premium') and toggling validation, suspension, and bundle status options) or deactivate the site's legitimate license (deleting the stored key and setting fleximp_validation_status to false), thereby disrupting the plugin's premium functionality.
What this means for your business
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, with an ordinary user login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.3% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 16% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Ask your IT team or provider whether any of your systems use the affected product.
- 2If you do, follow the vendor's guidance. No patch reference has been published yet.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 4.3 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Assigned by
- security@wordfence.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-09-19
- Last modified
- 2026-09-21
- Sources
- NVD
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flex-import/tags/2.5/includes/fleximp-license-functions.php#L159
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flex-import/tags/2.5/includes/fleximp-license-functions.php#L161
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flex-import/tags/2.5/includes/fleximp-license-functions.php#L86
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flex-import/tags/2.5/includes/fleximp-license-functions.php#L93
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flex-import/tags/2.8/includes/fleximp-license-functions.php#L159
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flex-import/tags/2.8/includes/fleximp-license-functions.php#L161
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flex-import/tags/2.8/includes/fleximp-license-functions.php#L86
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flex-import/tags/2.8/includes/fleximp-license-functions.php#L93
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3630901%40flex-import&new=3630901%40flex-import
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0143b789-06ea-47da-9736-3266f91a9e33?source=cve