CVE-2023-51484

Login as User or Customer (User Switching) <= 3.8 - Authentication Bypass

criticalImproper Authentication

9.8

CVSS Score

9.8

CVSS Score

critical

Severity

3.9.1

Patched in

867d

Time to patch

Description

The Login as User or Customer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to login as another user and escalate their privileges.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=3.8

PublishedDecember 27, 2023

Last updatedMay 11, 2026

Affected pluginlogin-as-customer-or-user

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b07ea6a-511d-44ab-b0b7-5124702ad47d?source=api-prod

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