Clean Login < 1.19 - Unauthenticated CAPTCHA Bypass via Empty Session Comparison
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Clean Login WordPress plugin before 1.19 does not verify its registration CAPTCHA when the stored session value is empty, allowing unauthenticated users to bypass the anti-automation control on the registration form and create accounts without solving it.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Clean Login | before 1.19 | 1.19 | Patch available | CNA |
- Clean Login VendorUnknown Affected before 1.19 Fixed in 1.19 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Clean Login (Unknown) Fixed in 1.19
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Clean Login 1.19
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-61825 Clean Login < 1.19 - Unauthenticated Account Creation with Registration DisabledPriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90977
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whxq-7ph8-rv4q
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-90977 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90977 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-whxq-7ph8-rv4q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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