CVE-2026-82842 PUBLISHED

SAML Single Sign On < 6.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Matching

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 31.08.2026 Published: 20.09.2026 Updated: 20.09.2026

The SAML Single Sign On WordPress plugin before 6.0.0 does not honour the configured criterion for linking an incoming single sign-on identity to a WordPress account, always resolving the identity by login name whatever the site has chosen, which allows an attacker who can have the site's identity provider assert a login name of their choosing to authenticate as any account, including an administrator, without proving ownership of that account.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product SAML Single Sign On
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 4.8.43 to 6.0.0 (excl.)

Credits

  • Karthik Ramakrishnan finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management CWE