Authentication bypass in WP Synchro WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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-290.
Summary
The WP Migration Plugin DB & Files (WP Synchro) plugin for WordPress through 1.16.1 contains a subscriber bypass flaw. Authentication bypass by spoofing (CWE-290) lets a remote attacker with low privileges get past authentication, with high attack complexity and no user interaction. The CVSS vector rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Subscriber Bypass Vulnerability in WP Migration Plugin DB & Files – WP Synchro <= 1.16.1 versions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WP Synchro | WP Migration Plugin DB & Files – WP Synchro | up to 1.16.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP Migration Plugin DB & Files – WP Synchro VendorWP Synchro Affected up to 1.16.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for WP Migration Plugin DB & Files (WP Synchro).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41558
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-wrx7-r89j-j2gx
- 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-06 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
More WP Synchro vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-22085 WordPress WP Migration Plugin DB & Files – WP Synchro Plugin <= 1.9.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-41558 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-41558 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wrx7-r89j-j2gx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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