CVE-2025-5190CWE-288

Browse As <= 0.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass via Cookie

High · published May 30, 2025

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
41.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Browse As plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 0.2. This is due to incorrect authentication checking in the 'IS_BA_Browse_As::notice' function with the 'is_ba_original_user_COOKIEHASH' cookie value. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the user id.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00490 · 41.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-288 · Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Published
2025-05-30T11:15Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 MAY 11:15Z
    Browse As <= 0.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass via Cookie
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