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GHSA-63PV-W3J7-R654

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-26 18:31 – Updated: 2026-08-26 18:31

Details

The BlogVault Backup & Staging WordPress plugin before 6.65, MalCare WordPress Security Plugin WordPress plugin before 6.65, The WP Remote WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 6.65 do not prevent unauthenticated users from obtaining data derived from the secret that binds a site to its remote management service, and generate that secret with a weak pseudo-random number generator, allowing attackers to recover it and gain administrative access to the site.

Severity

8.1 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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  "id": "GHSA-63pv-w3j7-r654",
  "modified": "2026-08-26T18:31:53Z",
  "published": "2026-08-26T18:31:53Z",
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CVE-2026-19718 (GCVE-0-2026-19718)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-26 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-26 14:43

Title

BlogVault, MalCare and WP Remote 5.16 - 6.62 - Unauthenticated Site Takeover via Connection Key Recovery

Summary

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 2026-08-26 14:33 UTC

CWE

CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Assigner

WPScan mitre root Scorecard

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/68892d43-912d-42…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Impacted products

3 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	BlogVault Backup & Staging	Affected: 5.16 , < 6.65 (semver)
Unknown	MalCare WordPress Security Plugin	Affected: 5.16 , < 6.65 (semver)
Unknown	The WP Remote WordPress Plugin	Affected: 5.16 , < 6.65 (semver)

Credits

Jakub Herman WPScan

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