CVE-2020-26511 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The wpo365-login plugin before v11.7 for WordPress allows use of a symmetric algorithm to decrypt a JWT token. This leads to authentication bypass.

Published: 2020-10-02

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.1% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpo365:wordpress_\+_azure_ad_\/_microsoft_office_365:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-19058	The wpo365-login plugin before v11.7 for WordPress allows use of a symmetric algorithm to decrypt a JWT token. This leads to authentication bypass.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02146.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2388992/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpo365-login/#developers
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10418
https://www.wpo365.com/change-log/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Wpo365 Wordpress \+ Azure Ad \/ Microsoft Office 365

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-10-02T04:04:01.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T15:56:04.498Z

Reserved: 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-26511

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-02T05:15:12.457

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:08:07.373

Link: CVE-2020-26511

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-287
Improper Authentication

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