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TI-2026-05664 Aliases CVE-2026-6456GHSA-wrmc-3xq2-8pf7

Account Switcher <= 1.0.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass to Privilege Escalation

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-287Published · 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-287.

Summary

The Account Switcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.2. This is due to the `rememberLogin` REST API endpoint using a loose comparison (`!=` instead of `!==`) for secret validation at `app/RestAPI.php:111`, combined with no validation that the secret is non-empty. When a target user has never used the "Remember me" feature, their `asSecret` user meta does not exist, causing `get_user_meta()` to return an empty string. An attacker can send an empty `secret` parameter, which passes the comparison (`'' != ''` is `false`), and the endpoint then calls `wp_set_auth_cookie()` for the target user. Additionally, all REST routes use `permission_callback => '__return_true'` with no capability checks. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to switch to any user account including Administrator, ultimately granting themselves full administrative privileges.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00385 32nd 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
beycanpressAccount Switcherup to 1.0.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Account Switcher Vendorbeycanpress Affected up to 1.0.2 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-2026-6456
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wrmc-3xq2-8pf7

References

  • TI-2025-10901 Crypto Payment Gateway with Payeer for WooCommerce <= 1.0.3 - Unauthenticated Payment Bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-10791 Missing authentication in beycanpress Cryptocurrency , Launchpad , ICO & IDO, Airdrop by… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2025-10793 Missing authorization in beycanpress Cryptocurrency , Launchpad , ICO & IDO, Airdrop by… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources