WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2025-48951 Deferred

Sdks Because Those Sdksrely On The Auth0 Php Sdk Versions From 8 0 0 Beta3 Until 8 14 0: Code execution

Sdks Because Those Sdksrely On The Auth0 Php Sdk Versions From 8 0 0 Beta3 Until 8 14 0 is affected by code execution. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Successful exploitation can run attacker-controlled code in the WordPress hosting account.

CVE / CNA score 9.3 CVSS 4.0 · security-advisories@github.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Sdks Because Those Sdksrely On The Auth0 Php Sdk Versions From 8 0 0 Beta3 Until 8 14 0
Plugin slug
sdks-because-those-sdksrely-on-the-auth0-php-sdk-versions-from-8-0-0-beta3-until-8-14-0
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jun 03, 2025
Weakness
CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

This CVE was published Jun 03, 2025 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Sdks Because Those Sdksrely On The Auth0 Php Sdk Versions From 8 0 0 Beta3 Until 8 14 0 to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

Auth0-PHP is a PHP SDK for Auth0 Authentication and Management APIs. Versions 8.0.0-BETA3 prior to 8.3.1 contain a vulnerability due to insecure deserialization of cookie data. If exploited, since SDKs process cookie content without prior authentication, a threat actor could send a specially crafted cookie containing malicious serialized data. Applications using the Auth0-PHP SDK are affected, as are applications using the Auth0/symfony, Auth0/laravel-auth0, or Auth0/wordpress SDKs, because those SDKsrely on the Auth0-PHP SDK versions from 8.0.0-BETA3 until 8.14.0. Version 8.3.1 contains a patch for the issue.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

References

Primary and upstream sources