Description
The Magic Link WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not check that the user requesting a login link is authorised to generate one for the chosen account, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to generate a working login link for an administrator and log in as them.
Published: 2026-11-07
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Sat, 07 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Magic Link WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not check that the user requesting a login link is authorised to generate one for the chosen account, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to generate a working login link for an administrator and log in as them.
Title Magic Link < 2.2.6 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation via Magic Link Generation
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-07T18:16:14.922Z

Reserved: 2026-11-04T08:54:55.878Z

Link: CVE-2026-121848

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-07T06:16:58.620

Modified: 2026-11-07T19:17:24.780

Link: CVE-2026-121848

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-07T21:00:15Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-269

    Improper Privilege Management