Privilege escalation in miniOrange OAuth SSO WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- 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-266.
Summary
The miniOrange OAuth Single Sign On SSO (OAuth Client) WordPress plugin, versions through 7.1.3, assigns privileges incorrectly (CWE-266), which allows privilege escalation. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this over the network without user interaction, with high impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in miniOrange OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) miniorange-login-with-eve-online-google-facebook allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client): from n/a through 7.1.3.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| miniOrange | OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) | up to 7.1.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) VendorminiOrange Affected up to 7.1.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for OAuth Single Sign On SSO (OAuth Client).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Timeline
- 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-120844
- 2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-7mfr-2gjx-xqcx
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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Sources
- CVE-2026-120844 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-120844 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7mfr-2gjx-xqcx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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