The ManageWP Worker WordPress plugin before 4.9.37 does not bind the account being logged in to the signature which authorises the login, nor prevent an already used login link from being replayed, allowing attackers who obtain such a link to gain a session as any user on the site, including an administrator.
History

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-307
CWE-640

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-287
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 22 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-307
CWE-640

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The ManageWP Worker WordPress plugin before 4.9.37 does not bind the account being logged in to the signature which authorises the login, nor prevent an already used login link from being replayed, allowing attackers who obtain such a link to gain a session as any user on the site, including an administrator.
Title ManageWP Worker < 4.9.37 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Unsigned Auto-Login Parameters
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-08-22T06:00:16.489Z

Updated: 2026-08-23T15:33:42.184Z

Reserved: 2026-07-28T12:02:13.304Z

Link: CVE-2026-18052

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-23T15:24:50.322Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-22T06:16:15.647

Modified: 2026-08-26T16:30:52.723

Link: CVE-2026-18052

cve-icon Redhat

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