Description
The SAML Single Sign On WordPress plugin before 6.0.0 does not honour the configured criterion for linking an incoming single sign-on identity to a WordPress account, always resolving the identity by login name whatever the site has chosen, which allows an attacker who can have the site's identity provider assert a login name of their choosing to authenticate as any account, including an administrator, without proving ownership of that account.
Published:
2026-09-20
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History
Sun, 20 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | The SAML Single Sign On WordPress plugin before 6.0.0 does not honour the configured criterion for linking an incoming single sign-on identity to a WordPress account, always resolving the identity by login name whatever the site has chosen, which allows an attacker who can have the site's identity provider assert a login name of their choosing to authenticate as any account, including an administrator, without proving ownership of that account. | |
| Title | SAML Single Sign On < 6.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Matching | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-20T06:00:16.509Z
Reserved: 2026-08-31T08:27:11.846Z
Link: CVE-2026-82842
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-20T07:16:50.093
Modified: 2026-09-20T07:16:50.093
Link: CVE-2026-82842
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