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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Remote unauthenticated bind of the management endpoint needs no privileges or interaction (PR:N/UI:N/AC:L), yielding administrator control and RCE, so C/I/A are all High.
Primary rating from Vendor (wpscan).
CVSS VectorVendor: wpscan
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5DescriptionCVE.org
The InfiniteWP Client WordPress plugin before 1.13.6 does not properly verify the site-connection state and the authenticity of requests to its remote-management endpoint on WordPress Multisite installations, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bind their own key, hijack an administrator session, and take over the entire network, leading to remote code execution.
AnalysisAI
Full network takeover via authentication bypass in the InfiniteWP Client WordPress plugin before 1.13.6 affects WordPress Multisite installations, where the plugin fails to validate the site-connection state and the authenticity of requests to its remote-management endpoint. Unauthenticated remote attackers can bind their own management key, hijack an administrator session, and gain control of every site in the network, culminating in remote code execution. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; EPSS is low at 0.19% (9th percentile) despite the maximal 9.8 CVSS, and a vendor patch is available.
Technical ContextAI
InfiniteWP Client is the agent-side WordPress plugin that pairs a site with a self-hosted InfiniteWP admin panel, exposing a remote-management endpoint that accepts privileged actions (updates, backups, user management) once a controller has been 'connected' by exchanging a key. The root cause is classed as CWE-287 (Improper Authentication): on Multisite deployments the plugin does not properly verify whether the site is already in a connected/pending state, nor does it authenticate the origin of requests to that endpoint, so an attacker can complete the key-binding handshake as if they were a legitimate controller. Because the management endpoint operates with network-superadmin capabilities on Multisite, a successful bind lets the attacker act as an administrator and pivot to code execution through normal plugin/theme-editing or update mechanisms.
RemediationAI
Upgrade the InfiniteWP Client plugin to version 1.13.6 or later on every WordPress site, which is the vendor-released fix and the definitive remediation (Patch: Available from vendor; see the WPScan advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/629d655f-cdb8-4733-81d5-12fa88c32bb6/). If immediate patching is not possible, deactivate and remove the InfiniteWP Client plugin from Multisite installations until it can be updated, accepting the trade-off that remote management via the InfiniteWP panel will stop working. As interim compensating controls, restrict access to the plugin's remote-management endpoint at the web-server or WAF layer to only the known IP address(es) of your InfiniteWP admin panel (side effect: management from any other network location will fail), and disconnect any sites that do not actually require InfiniteWP management. After patching, rotate the connection key and audit administrator accounts and recently installed plugins/themes for signs of an unauthorized bind.
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Same weakness CWE-287 – Improper Authentication
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External POC / Exploit Code
Leaving vuln.today
EUVD-2026-54882
GHSA-5r79-75x7-rrwq