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CVE-2026-18052 (GCVE-0-2026-18052)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-22 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-23 15:33

Title

ManageWP Worker < 4.9.37 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Unsigned Auto-Login Parameters

Summary

The ManageWP Worker WordPress plugin before 4.9.37 does not bind the account being logged in to the signature which authorises the login, nor prevent an already used login link from being replayed, allowing attackers who obtain such a link to gain a session as any user on the site, including an administrator.

Severity

8.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-23 15:27 UTC

CWE

CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Assigner

WPScan mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e1e8c313-f7ea-4f…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
Unknown	ManageWP Worker	Affected: 0 , < 4.9.37 (semver)	guessed

Credits

Jakub Herman WPScan

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FKIE_CVE-2026-18052

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-22 06:16 - Updated: 2026-08-23 16:16

Severity

8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	contact@wpscan.com	https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e1e8c313-f7ea-4f3a-85c0-4f33dfe0710d/

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-3MMR-X4G9-XV4W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-22 06:31 – Updated: 2026-08-22 06:31

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Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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