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.
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EUVD-2025-16477 | 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. |
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Fri, 30 May 2025 13:15:00 +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 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published:
Updated: 2025-05-30T12:16:17.522Z
Reserved: 2025-05-26T05:12:25.477Z
Link: CVE-2025-5190
Updated: 2025-05-30T12:15:58.716Z
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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