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.
History

Fri, 30 May 2025 13:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Fri, 30 May 2025 11:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Browse As <= 0.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass via Cookie
Weaknesses CWE-288
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2025-05-30T11:15:10.217Z

Updated: 2025-05-30T12:16:17.522Z

Reserved: 2025-05-26T05:12:25.477Z

Link: CVE-2025-5190

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-05-30T12:15:58.716Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-05-30T12:15:21.103

Modified: 2025-05-30T16:31:03.107

Link: CVE-2025-5190

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