MelaPress Login Security 2.1.0 - 2.1.1 - Authentication Bypass to Privilege Escalation via get_valid_user_based_on_token Function
28Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 9.8epss 0.7%
exploitation probability
0.7%top 52% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
The Melapress Login Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass due to missing authorization within the get_valid_user_based_on_token() function in versions 2.1.0 to 2.1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers who know an arbitrary user meta value to bypass authentication checks and log in as that user.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
melapress · Melapress Login SecurityReferences
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/melapress-login-security/tags/2.1.1/app/class-melapress-login-security.phphttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/melapress-login-security/tags/2.1.1/app/modules/temporary-logins/class-temporary-logins.phphttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3328137https://wordpress.org/plugins/melapress-login-security/#developershttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6f65d5c4-6f53-4836-9130-c9f4ed3be893?source=cve