Manage WP Worker <= 4.9.2 - Authentication Bypass

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CVE Not available
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published February 11, 2020
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Matt Barry
Description

The Manage WP Worker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including 4.9.2, due to the use of global keys that every installation of Manage WP worker uses for signature verification. This makes it possible to specially craft a request that can be used to auto-login as any user on any WordPress site running the plugin.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug worker (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.9.2
Patched Version
  • 4.9.3
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