The Firebase Authentication WordPress plugin before 1.7.1 does not require the email address in an authentication token to be verified before matching it to a WordPress account and issuing a session, allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including administrators.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Unknown | Firebase Authentication | unaffected |
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Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | The Firebase Authentication WordPress plugin before 1.7.1 does not require the email address in an authentication token to be verified before matching it to a WordPress account and issuing a session, allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including administrators. | |
| Title | Firebase Authentication < 1.7.1 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Firebase Email Claim | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-22T06:00:17.419Z
Reserved: 2026-08-19T17:55:46.564Z
Link: CVE-2026-76793
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-22T06:16:16.900
Modified: 2026-08-22T06:16:16.900
Link: CVE-2026-76793
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