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1 vulnerability by sorich87
CVE-2025-5190 (GCVE-0-2025-5190)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-30 11:15 – Updated: 2025-05-30 12:16
VLAI?
Title
Browse As <= 0.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass via Cookie
Summary
The Browse As plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 0.2. This is due to incorrect authentication checking in the 'IS_BA_Browse_As::notice' function with the 'is_ba_original_user_COOKIEHASH' cookie value. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the user id.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Assigner
References
Credits
István Márton
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