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Description

The Melapress Login Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass due to missing authorization within the get_valid_user_based_on_token() function in versions 2.1.0 to 2.1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers who know an arbitrary user meta value to bypass authentication checks and log in as that user.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-06-28 | Published 2025-07-26 | Updated 2025-07-28 | Assigner Wordfence




CRITICAL: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Product status

Default status
unaffected

2.1.0 (semver)
affected

Timeline

2025-06-28:Vendor Notified
2025-07-25:Disclosed

Credits

Kenneth Dunn finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-6f53-4836-9130-c9f4ed3be893?source=cve

wordpress.org/plugins/melapress-login-security/

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...s-melapress-login-security.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...ins/class-temporary-logins.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3328137

cve.org (CVE-2025-6895)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-6895)

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