CVE-2025-6895
MelaPress Login Security 2.1.0 - 2.1.1 - Authentication Bypass to Privilege Escalation via get_valid_user_based_on_token Function
criticalAuthentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
9.8
CVSS Score
9.8
CVSS Score
critical
Severity
2.2.0
Patched in
1d
Time to patch
Description
The Melapress Login Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass due to missing authorization within the get_valid_user_based_on_token() function in versions 2.1.0 to 2.1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers who know an arbitrary user meta value to bypass authentication checks and log in as that user.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
>=2.1.0 <=2.1.1PublishedJuly 25, 2025
Last updatedJuly 26, 2025
Affected pluginmelapress-login-security
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