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TI-2025-04657 Aliases CVE-2025-5190GHSA-xp67-rfwj-p4w6

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

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-288Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-288.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00511 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
sorich87Browse Asup to 0.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Browse As Vendorsorich87 Affected up to 0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5190
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xp67-rfwj-p4w6

References

Other 3

Sources

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