WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2020-26511 Modified

Wpo365 Login: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

Wpo365 Login is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.

CVE / CNA score 7.5 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 7.5 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Wpo365 Login
Plugin slug
wpo365-login
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Oct 02, 2020
Weakness
CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

This CVE was published Oct 02, 2020 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Wpo365 Login 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

The wpo365-login plugin before v11.7 for WordPress allows use of a symmetric algorithm to decrypt a JWT token. This leads to authentication bypass.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources