The WP OAuth Server ( Login with WordPress ) WordPress plugin before 6.4.0 does not bind the OpenID Connect identity assertion it issues to the authorization grant being exchanged, returning instead the assertion belonging to whichever user authenticated most recently, which allows users with the Subscriber role and above to obtain a validly signed identity assertion for another user, including an administrator, and authenticate as them at any application that uses the site for single sign-on.
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Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0000

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Description The WP OAuth Server ( Login with WordPress ) WordPress plugin before 6.4.0 does not bind the OpenID Connect identity assertion it issues to the authorization grant being exchanged, returning instead the assertion belonging to whichever user authenticated most recently, which allows users with the Subscriber role and above to obtain a validly signed identity assertion for another user, including an administrator, and authenticate as them at any application that uses the site for single sign-on.
Title WP OAuth Server < 6.4.0 - Subscriber+ Cross-User Account Takeover via OIDC ID Token Substitution
Weaknesses CWE-287
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-23T10:58:52.218Z

Reserved: 2026-08-31T08:27:13.691Z

Link: CVE-2026-82843

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T10:37:50.662Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-23T06:17:02.363

Modified: 2026-09-23T11:17:12.070

Link: CVE-2026-82843

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