CVE-2026-18052

ManageWP Worker < 4.9.37 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Unsigned Auto-Login Parameters

Published Aug 22, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The ManageWP Worker WordPress plugin before 4.9.37 does not bind the account being logged in to the signature which authorises the login, nor prevent an already used login link from being replayed, allowing attackers who obtain such a link to gain a session as any user on the site, including an administrator.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions managewp Worker
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions managewp Worker
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-307
CWE-640
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-287
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-307
CWE-640
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The ManageWP Worker WordPress plugin before 4.9.37 does not bind the account being logged in to the signature which authorises the login, nor prevent an already used login link from being replayed, allowing attackers who obtain such a link to gain a session as any user on the site, including an administrator.
Title ManageWP Worker < 4.9.37 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Unsigned Auto-Login Parameters
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 23, 2026, 3:33 PM
Reserved
Jul 28, 2026, 12:02 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 22, 2026, 6:16 AM
Modified
Oct 12, 2026, 4:10 PM