Security Digest · Critical advisory (no CVE assigned)
GHSA-862m-5253-832r: Auth0 Wordpress Plugin vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Overview The Auth0 Wordpress plugin contains a critical vulnerability due to insecure deserialization of cookie data.
CVSS 9.3 Critical GitHub-reviewed · critical
Should you act?
- Only if you depend on one of the packages below, directly or transitively, in a vulnerable version. Check your lockfile with
composer audit. - No CVE has been assigned, so it will not appear in CVE-based scanners that ignore GitHub advisories.
npm audit,pip-auditand Dependabot do read GitHub advisories.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | First fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer (PHP) | auth0/wordpress | >= 5.0.0-BETA0, <= 5.0.1 | 5.1.0 |
Details
Overview The Auth0 Wordpress plugin contains a critical vulnerability due to insecure deserialization of cookie data. If exploited, since SDKs process cookie content without prior authentication, a threat actor could send a specially crafted cookie containing malicious serialized data.
Am I Affected? You are affected by this vulnerability if you meet the following preconditions:
1. Applications using the Auth0 WordPress plugin, versions between 5.0.0 BETA-0 to 5.0.1. 2. Auth0 WordPress plugin uses the Auth0-PHP SDK with version 8.0.0-BETA3 to 8.3.0.
Fix Upgrade the Auth0 WordPress plugin to the latest version (v5.3.0).
CVSS: 9.3 (v4.0) CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Sources and references
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-862m-5253-832r github.com
- github.com github.com
- github.com github.com
- github.com github.com
- github.com github.com
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov
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