๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-8994

HIGH 8.1

Login with NEAR <= 0.3.3 - Authentication Bypass via 'account' Parameter

CVSS Score
8.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

The Login with NEAR plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 0.3.3. The `ajaxLoginWithNear()` function โ€” registered as a `wp_ajax_nopriv` action and therefore reachable by unauthenticated users โ€” accepts an attacker-supplied `account` POST parameter and issues a valid WordPress authentication cookie based solely on a substring check for `.near`, with no nonce verification, cryptographic signature validation, challenge-response exchange, or any proof that the requester controls the corresponding NEAR wallet. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing WordPress user, including administrators, whose email address matches the deterministic `<account>@near.org` pattern derived from the supplied `account` value. If no matching user exists, the handler automatically creates and authenticates a new WordPress account for the attacker-controlled identifier, providing a further avenue for unauthorized account creation.

CWE CWE-287
Vendor learnnearclub
Product login with near
Published May 27, 2026
Last Updated May 27, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

learnnearclub / Login with NEAR
0 โ‰ค 0.3.3

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f1eacb72-df11-4a3b-9064-f8f776f3522b?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/near-login/trunk/Controllers/UserLoginController.php#L46 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/near-login/trunk/Controllers/UserLoginController.php#L29 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/near-login/trunk/Controllers/UserLoginController.php#L16 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/near-login/trunk/Controllers/UserLoginController.php#L76

Credits

Joy Gilbert