Medium severity · published Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2026-40737
WordPress COMPE plugin <= 1.1.4 - Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability
5.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in VillaTheme COMPE compe-woo-compare-products allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects COMPE: from n/a through <= 1.1.4.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 11% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
COMPE · VillaTheme
through 1.1.4 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40737
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40737
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/compe-woo-compare-products/vulnerability/wordpress-compe-plugin-1-1-4-insecure-direct-object-references-idor-vulnerability?_s_id=cve