WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

SAML Single Sign On (Multiple Versions) - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via SAMLResponse Parameter

Description

The plugins are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass due to the mo_saml_validate_signature() function performing a loose boolean check on the raw tri-state integer returned by PHP's openssl_verify(), causing an error return value of -1 to be evaluated as truthy and therefore treated as a successful signature verification. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing WordPress user, including administrators, by submitting a crafted SAMLResponse containing an attacker-controlled NameID and a deliberately malformed signature value that triggers an OpenSSL processing error — bypassing verification entirely and resulting in wp_set_auth_cookie() being called for the targeted account.

Affects Plugins

References

Classification

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Supakiad S. (m3ez)
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-07-23 (about 2 months ago)
Added
2026-07-23 (about 2 months ago)
Last Updated
2026-10-12 (about 4 days ago)

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