Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in WordPress + Office 365 login - CVE-2020-26511

 

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in WordPress + Office 365 login - CVE-2020-26511

Published: October 2, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU47268
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26511
CWE-ID: CWE-347
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
WordPress + Office 365 login
Software vendor:
info@wpo365.com

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin does not correctly verify JWT signatures. A remote attacker can forge tokens and bypass authentication and authorisation checks.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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