LoginPress Pro <= 6.2.3 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Unverified OAuth Email via GitHub OAuth Callback
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 LoginPress Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via the GitHub OAuth callback in versions up to, and including, 6.2.3. The vulnerability exists in the loginpress_on_github_login() function, which blindly trusts the first element (profile[0]['email']) of the array returned by GitHub's /user/emails endpoint as an account-binding identifier without verifying that the email carries a verified === true status. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing WordPress user, including administrators, by adding an unverified email address matching a local account to their GitHub profile and triggering the OAuth callback via a crafted code parameter — causing the plugin to call get_user_by('email', ...) and establish an authenticated session for the matched account. Practical exploitation is conditional on GitHub returning the attacker-added unverified email at index 0 of the /user/emails response, as GitHub typically prioritizes the primary verified address first; nonetheless, the absence of any email verification check in the plugin constitutes a fundamental authentication bypass flaw.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LoginPress | LoginPress Pro | up to 6.2.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- LoginPress Pro VendorLoginPress Affected up to 6.2.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12597
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g678-2jj9-7fmj
References
More LoginPress vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-06784 LoginPress Pro <= 5.0.1 - Authentication Bypass via WordPress.com OAuth provider CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-36284 WordPress LoginPress Pro plugin <= 6.2.2 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-10802 LoginPress Pro <= 6.2.3 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Unverified OAuth Email in Spotify OAuth Callback CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-10800 LoginPress Pro <= 6.2.3 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Unverified OAuth Email via Discord OAuth Callback CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-21557 WordPress LoginPress Pro plugin < 3.0.0 - Unauth. License Activation/Deactivation vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-21556 WordPress LoginPress Pro plugin < 3.0.0 - Captcha Bypass vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-12597 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12597 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g678-2jj9-7fmj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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