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Permissive CORS Configuration on WordPress
The Access-Control-Allow-Origin header is set to wildcard (*) or reflects any origin, which may allow unauthorized cross-origin access to resources.
Issue ID: SEC-CORS-001Severity: moderateEffort: S
Why this matters
The Access-Control-Allow-Origin header is set to wildcard (*) or reflects any origin, which may allow unauthorized cross-origin access to resources. This affects browser trust signals and whether visitors feel safe submitting contact details.
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How to fix this on WordPress
Use the page editor, theme, or SEO tooling depending on where this issue lives.
- 1Inspect the page and theme output.
- 2Apply the fix in the most direct place.
- 3Publish and validate with a re-audit.
After you fix it
- ✓Check response headers and confirm CORS is restricted to trusted origins
Same fix, other platforms
Fix permissive cors configuration on a different CMS
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