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    2 vulnerabilities found for faustjs by wpengine

    CVE-2026-54239 (GCVE-0-2026-54239)

    Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-09-17 18:25 – Updated: 2026-09-17 18:25
    VLAI
    Title
    FaustWP — Authentication Bypass via Initialization Vector Modification in Token Envelope
    Summary
    Faust.js is a headless WordPress toolkit. Prior to 1.8.11, the FaustWP WordPress plugin authenticates only the ciphertext in its token envelope and excludes the 16-byte initialization vector from the HMAC in WPE\FaustWP\Auth\encrypt() and WPE\FaustWP\Auth\decrypt() in plugins/faustwp/includes/auth/functions.php. A logged-in non-administrator who obtains an authorization code from GET /generate can modify the unauthenticated initialization vector so that CBC decryption changes the token type and user identifier while the HMAC remains valid. This can produce an access token for an Administrator and permit full WordPress REST API access, administrator-account creation, plugin installation, and arbitrary code execution. This issue is fixed in repository version 1.8.11.
    Severity
    8.8 (High)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    CWE
    • CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
    • CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
    Assigner
    References
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    wpengine faustjs Affected: < 1.8.11
    		Create a notification for this product.
    Show details on NVD website
    To clipboard 

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    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "faustjs",
          "vendor": "wpengine",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "\u003c 1.8.11"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Faust.js is a headless WordPress toolkit. Prior to 1.8.11, the FaustWP WordPress plugin authenticates only the ciphertext in its token envelope and excludes the 16-byte initialization vector from the HMAC in WPE\\FaustWP\\Auth\\encrypt() and WPE\\FaustWP\\Auth\\decrypt() in plugins/faustwp/includes/auth/functions.php. A logged-in non-administrator who obtains an authorization code from GET /generate can modify the unauthenticated initialization vector so that CBC decryption changes the token type and user identifier while the HMAC remains valid. This can produce an access token for an Administrator and permit full WordPress REST API access, administrator-account creation, plugin installation, and arbitrary code execution. This issue is fixed in repository version 1.8.11."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 8.8,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-345",
              "description": "CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-639",
              "description": "CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
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        "orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa",
        "shortName": "GitHub_M"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "https://github.com/wpengine/faustjs/security/advisories/GHSA-q6pm-r77q-qcv3",
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/wpengine/faustjs/security/advisories/GHSA-q6pm-r77q-qcv3"
        },
        {
          "name": "https://github.com/wpengine/faustjs/pull/2386",
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/wpengine/faustjs/pull/2386"
        },
        {
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          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/wpengine/faustjs/commit/cda00de7290f9b178cb1652d30b4cdf5bb8688d0"
        }
      ],
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        "advisory": "GHSA-q6pm-r77q-qcv3",
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
      },
      "title": "FaustWP  \u2014 Authentication Bypass via Initialization Vector Modification in Token Envelope"
    }
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    CVE-2026-54239 (GCVE-0-2026-54239)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-17 18:25 – Updated: 2026-09-17 18:25
    VLAI
    Title
    FaustWP — Authentication Bypass via Initialization Vector Modification in Token Envelope
    Summary
    Faust.js is a headless WordPress toolkit. Prior to 1.8.11, the FaustWP WordPress plugin authenticates only the ciphertext in its token envelope and excludes the 16-byte initialization vector from the HMAC in WPE\FaustWP\Auth\encrypt() and WPE\FaustWP\Auth\decrypt() in plugins/faustwp/includes/auth/functions.php. A logged-in non-administrator who obtains an authorization code from GET /generate can modify the unauthenticated initialization vector so that CBC decryption changes the token type and user identifier while the HMAC remains valid. This can produce an access token for an Administrator and permit full WordPress REST API access, administrator-account creation, plugin installation, and arbitrary code execution. This issue is fixed in repository version 1.8.11.
    Severity
    8.8 (High)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    CWE
    • CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
    • CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
    Assigner
    References
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    wpengine faustjs Affected: < 1.8.11
    		Create a notification for this product.
    Show details on NVD website
    To clipboard 

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  "containers": {
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "faustjs",
          "vendor": "wpengine",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "\u003c 1.8.11"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Faust.js is a headless WordPress toolkit. Prior to 1.8.11, the FaustWP WordPress plugin authenticates only the ciphertext in its token envelope and excludes the 16-byte initialization vector from the HMAC in WPE\\FaustWP\\Auth\\encrypt() and WPE\\FaustWP\\Auth\\decrypt() in plugins/faustwp/includes/auth/functions.php. A logged-in non-administrator who obtains an authorization code from GET /generate can modify the unauthenticated initialization vector so that CBC decryption changes the token type and user identifier while the HMAC remains valid. This can produce an access token for an Administrator and permit full WordPress REST API access, administrator-account creation, plugin installation, and arbitrary code execution. This issue is fixed in repository version 1.8.11."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 8.8,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-345",
              "description": "CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-639",
              "description": "CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
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        "orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa",
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      },
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        {
          "name": "https://github.com/wpengine/faustjs/security/advisories/GHSA-q6pm-r77q-qcv3",
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "name": "https://github.com/wpengine/faustjs/pull/2386",
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/wpengine/faustjs/pull/2386"
        },
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          "name": "https://github.com/wpengine/faustjs/commit/cda00de7290f9b178cb1652d30b4cdf5bb8688d0",
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/wpengine/faustjs/commit/cda00de7290f9b178cb1652d30b4cdf5bb8688d0"
        }
      ],
      "source": {
        "advisory": "GHSA-q6pm-r77q-qcv3",
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
      },
      "title": "FaustWP  \u2014 Authentication Bypass via Initialization Vector Modification in Token Envelope"
    }
  },
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