CVE Details
Basic Information
| Title | MelaPress Login Security 2.1.0 – 2.1.1 – Authentication Bypass to Privilege Escalation via get_valid_user_based_on_token Function |
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| Type | cve |
| Published | 2025-07-26T04:25:24.963Z |
| Modified | 2025-07-26T04:25:24.963Z |
Product Information
| Vendor | melapress |
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| Product | Melapress Login Security |
| Version | 2.1.0 |
CVSS Information
| Base Score | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
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| Attack Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected Products
- melapress Melapress Login Security 2.1.0
Additional Information
| CWE List | CWE-288 |
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| Source | Wordfence |
Description
The Melapress Login Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass due to missing authorization within the get_valid_user_based_on_token() function in versions 2.1.0 to 2.1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers who know an arbitrary user meta value to bypass authentication checks and log in as that user.
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6f65d5c4-6f53-4836-9130-c9f4ed3be893?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/melapress-login-security/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/melapress-login-security/tags/2.1.1/app/class-melapress-login-security.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/melapress-login-security/tags/2.1.1/app/modules/temporary-logins/class-temporary-logins.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3328137