WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Magic Link < 2.2.6 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation via Magic Link Generation
Description
The plugin does not check that the user requesting a login link is authorised to generate one for the chosen account, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to generate a working login link for an administrator and log in as them.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 2.2.6 References
CVE
Classification
Type
PRIVESC
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Muni Nitish Kumar Yaddala
Submitter
Muni Nitish Kumar Yaddala
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-11-05 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-11-05 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-11-06 (about 7 hours ago)
