CVE-2026-19842CWE-287

CVE-2026-19842

High · published August 19, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
16.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00261 · 16.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-287 · Improper Authentication
Published
2026-08-19T10:17Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 AUG 06:00Z
    SAML Single Sign On 4.8.85 - 5.4.6 - Unauthenticated Administrator Account Takeover via SAML Trust Anchor Overwrite
    cvelistv5