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CVE-2026-19842

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Description

The SAML Single Sign On WordPress plugin before 5.4.7 does not verify the signature of a SAML response before storing the certificate it carries, and offers an administrator a one-click control that promotes that stored certificate to the site's trusted signing certificate, allowing unauthenticated attackers to have a certificate of their own trusted and then authenticate as any user, including an administrator.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-19 06:17:40.613000
Last modified
2026-11-09 20:10:00.200000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-19842",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-08-19T06:17:40.613",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-09T20:10:00.200",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The SAML Single Sign On  WordPress plugin before 5.4.7 does not verify the signature of a SAML response before storing the certificate it carries, and offers an administrator a one-click control that promotes that stored certificate to the site's trusted signing certificate, allowing unauthenticated attackers to have a certificate of their own trusted and then authenticate as any user, including an administrator."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El plugin de WordPress SAML Single Sign On anterior a la versión 5.4.7 no verifica la firma de una respuesta SAML antes de almacenar el certificado que contiene, y ofrece a un administrador un control de un solo clic que promueve ese certificado almacenado al certificado de firma de confianza del sitio, permitiendo a atacantes no autenticados que un certificado propio sea de confianza y luego autenticarse como cualquier usuario, incluyendo un administrador."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "product": "SAML Single Sign On",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "4.8.85",
              "lessThan": "5.4.7",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
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        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 8.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
        "impactScore": 5.9
      }
    ],
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              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "total"
            }
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          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
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  },
  "weaknesses": [
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      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-287"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7b79d86e-d3f8-4d4f-929b-fd00540cc00f/",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}