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
Type
AUTHBYPASS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Supakiad S. (m3ez)
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
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)