The Simple JWT Login WordPress plugin before 3.6.8 does not validate the audience of the Google identity tokens it accepts, allowing unauthenticated users to authenticate as any user whose email address such a token carries, up to and including an administrator. Every site with the Simple JWT Login WordPress plugin before 3.6.8's Google sign-in enabled is affected.
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Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-602

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Simple Jwt Login Project
Simple Jwt Login Project simple Jwt Login
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Simple Jwt Login Project
Simple Jwt Login Project simple Jwt Login
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

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Weaknesses CWE-287
CWE-602

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Description The Simple JWT Login WordPress plugin before 3.6.8 does not validate the audience of the Google identity tokens it accepts, allowing unauthenticated users to authenticate as any user whose email address such a token carries, up to and including an administrator. Every site with the Simple JWT Login WordPress plugin before 3.6.8's Google sign-in enabled is affected.
Title Simple JWT Login < 3.6.8 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Missing Google id_token Audience Validation
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T20:04:22.225Z

Reserved: 2026-08-13T11:24:49.631Z

Link: CVE-2026-19714

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-17T20:04:17.756Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-16T06:16:52.300

Modified: 2026-08-26T16:30:52.723

Link: CVE-2026-19714

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T00:30:05Z

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