Description
The Pressengine WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not stop its login handler from issuing a session when authentication fails, allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including administrators.
Published:
2026-09-17
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Remediation
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History
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | The Pressengine WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not stop its login handler from issuing a session when authentication fails, allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including administrators. | |
| Title | The Pressengine <= 1.0 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-17T06:00:10.199Z
Reserved: 2026-09-08T10:56:48.895Z
Link: CVE-2026-86709
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T06:16:51.327
Modified: 2026-09-17T06:16:51.327
Link: CVE-2026-86709
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