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TI-2026-04925 Aliases CVE-2026-5617GHSA-679q-mrgx-wpvr

Login as User <= 1.0.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via 'oclaup_original_admin' Cookie

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-639Published · 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-639.

Summary

The Login as User plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.3. This is due to the handle_return_to_admin() function trusting a client-controlled cookie (oclaup_original_admin) to determine which user to authenticate as, without any server-side verification that the cookie value was legitimately set during an admin-initiated user switch. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to escalate their privileges to administrator by setting the oclaup_original_admin cookie to an administrator's user ID and triggering the "Return to Admin" functionality.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00399 34th 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
royalnavneetLogin as User – Switch User & WooCommerce Login as Customerup to 1.0.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Login as User – Switch User & WooCommerce Login as Customer Vendorroyalnavneet Affected up to 1.0.1 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-2026-5617
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-679q-mrgx-wpvr

References

  • TI-2026-68302 Missing authorization in WordPress Delete All Comments plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-04562 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3

Sources