CVE-2026-25471 (GCVE-0-2026-25471)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-19 07:17 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:14
VLAI
Title
WordPress Admin Safety Guard plugin <= 1.2.6 - Broken Authentication vulnerability
Summary
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Themepaste Admin Safety Guard admin-safety-guard allows Password Recovery Exploitation.This issue affects Admin Safety Guard: from n/a through <= 1.2.6.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-19 13:45 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Themepaste Admin Safety Guard Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.2.6 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-04-01 16:44
Credits
Robert Akhmerov (v31dt) | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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