CVE-2026-110959

Descope < 1.2.0 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover

Published Nov 12, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Descope WordPress plugin before 1.2.0 does not validate the authentication token it receives before creating a WordPress session, accepting any non-empty token, so an unauthenticated attacker can obtain a session for any existing account, including an administrator, by supplying that account's email address.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions descope
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions descope
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-287
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Descope WordPress plugin before 1.2.0 does not validate the authentication token it receives before creating a WordPress session, accepting any non-empty token, so an unauthenticated attacker can obtain a session for any existing account, including an administrator, by supplying that account's email address.
Title Descope < 1.2.0 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Nov 12, 2026, 11:24 AM
Reserved
Oct 15, 2026, 9:31 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 12, 2026, 6:17 AM
Modified
Nov 12, 2026, 6:49 PM