Login with NEAR <= 0.3.3 - Authentication Bypass via 'account' Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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 Login with NEAR plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 0.3.3. The `ajaxLoginWithNear()` function — registered as a `wp_ajax_nopriv` action and therefore reachable by unauthenticated users — accepts an attacker-supplied `account` POST parameter and issues a valid WordPress authentication cookie based solely on a substring check for `.near`, with no nonce verification, cryptographic signature validation, challenge-response exchange, or any proof that the requester controls the corresponding NEAR wallet. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing WordPress user, including administrators, whose email address matches the deterministic `<account>@near.org` pattern derived from the supplied `account` value. If no matching user exists, the handler automatically creates and authenticates a new WordPress account for the attacker-controlled identifier, providing a further avenue for unauthorized account creation.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| learnnearclub | Login with NEAR | up to 0.3.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Login with NEAR Vendorlearnnearclub Affected up to 0.3.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8994
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6gff-f85j-33mr
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f1eacb72-df11-4a3b-9064-f8f776f3522b?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/near-login/trunk/Controllers/UserLoginController.php#L46
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/near-login/trunk/Controllers/UserLoginController.php#L29
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/near-login/trunk/Controllers/UserLoginController.php#L16
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/near-login/trunk/Controllers/UserLoginController.php#L76
Sources
- CVE-2026-8994 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-8994 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6gff-f85j-33mr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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