CVE-2025-5190
Browse As <= 0.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass via Cookie
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The Browse As plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 0.2. This is due to incorrect authentication checking in the 'IS_BA_Browse_As::notice' function with the 'is_ba_original_user_COOKIEHASH' cookie value. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the user id.
| CWE | CWE-288 |
| Vendor | sorich87 |
| Product | browse as |
| Published | May 30, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
sorich87 / Browse As
0 ≤ 0.2
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8f5722b0-0d54-4c44-b168-a886da1077cb?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/browse-as/tags/0.2/browse-as.php#L115 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/browse-as/tags/0.2/browse-as.php#L92
Credits
István Márton