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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Unauthenticated network-reachable auth bypass (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) yielding administrator takeover gives full control of the site, so C:H/I:H/A:H.
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Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in miniOrange Security Software Pvt Ltd. OAuth Single Sign On - SSO (OAuth Client) allows Password Recovery Exploitation.
This issue affects OAuth Single Sign On - SSO (OAuth Client): from n/a through 38.5.8.
AnalysisAI
Authentication bypass in the miniOrange OAuth Single Sign On - SSO (OAuth Client) WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 38.5.8) lets remote unauthenticated attackers abuse an alternate authentication path in the password-recovery flow to log in as arbitrary users, including administrators. Rated CVSS 9.8, the flaw grants full account takeover without credentials or user interaction; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the plugin's SSO role and low attack complexity make it a high-value target.
Technical ContextAI
The affected component is a WordPress plugin that acts as an OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect client, allowing WordPress sites to delegate login to external identity providers (Google, Azure AD, Okta, Keycloak, etc.). The vulnerability is classified as CWE-288, Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel: the plugin exposes a secondary authentication route - here tied to password recovery - that fails to enforce the same identity verification as the primary login path. Because SSO plugins sit directly on the authentication boundary and often run with the ability to create sessions for any local account, a logic gap in an alternate channel effectively defeats the entire login control. The single CPE, cpe:2.3:a:miniorange_security_software_pvt_ltd.:oauth_single_sign_on_-_sso_(oauth_client):*, covers all versions from an unspecified start through 38.5.8.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released fixed version is identified in the provided data, so upgrade to any release later than 38.5.8 once miniOrange publishes it and confirm the exact patched version against the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/miniorange-oauth-oidc-single-sign-on/vulnerability/wordpress-oauth-single-sign-on-sso-oauth-client-plugin-38-5-8-broken-authentication-vulnerability before relying on it. Until a patched build is confirmed, reduce exposure by restricting access to the plugin's authentication and password-recovery endpoints at the web server or WAF layer (Patchstack offers a virtual patch for subscribers), disabling the plugin if SSO is not business-critical, and enforcing strong administrator credentials plus monitoring for unexpected logins or password-reset activity - noting that WAF rules may break legitimate SSO callbacks and disabling the plugin will interrupt federated login. Audit administrator accounts and active sessions for signs of unauthorized access as a precaution.
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EUVD-2026-43028
GHSA-x77p-gjm6-3v9r