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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-19 07:17 – Updated: 2026-04-01 16:00
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 ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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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