CVE-2025-6895 (GCVE-0-2025-6895)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-26 04:25 – Updated: 2025-07-28 18:33
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
MelaPress Login Security 2.1.0 - 2.1.1 - Authentication Bypass to Privilege Escalation via get_valid_user_based_on_token Function
Summary
The Melapress Login Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass due to missing authorization within the get_valid_user_based_on_token() function in versions 2.1.0 to 2.1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers who know an arbitrary user meta value to bypass authentication checks and log in as that user.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-28 18:33 UTC
CWE
- CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| melapress | Melapress Login Security |
Affected:
2.1.0 , ≤ 2.1.1
(semver)
|
guessed |
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