CVE-2026-19842

SAML Single Sign On 4.8.85 - 5.4.6 - Unauthenticated Administrator Account Takeover via SAML Trust Anchor Overwrite

Published Aug 19, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The SAML Single Sign On WordPress plugin before 5.4.7 does not verify the signature of a SAML response before storing the certificate it carries, and offers an administrator a one-click control that promotes that stored certificate to the site's trusted signing certificate, allowing unauthenticated attackers to have a certificate of their own trusted and then authenticate as any user, including an administrator.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions saml Single Sign On
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions saml Single Sign On
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-287
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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
Description The SAML Single Sign On WordPress plugin before 5.4.7 does not verify the signature of a SAML response before storing the certificate it carries, and offers an administrator a one-click control that promotes that stored certificate to the site's trusted signing certificate, allowing unauthenticated attackers to have a certificate of their own trusted and then authenticate as any user, including an administrator.
Title SAML Single Sign On 4.8.85 - 5.4.6 - Unauthenticated Administrator Account Takeover via SAML Trust Anchor Overwrite
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 19, 2026, 4:41 PM
Reserved
Aug 14, 2026, 8:01 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 19, 2026, 6:17 AM
Modified
Nov 9, 2026, 8:10 PM