PSW Front-end Login & Registration <= 1.12 - Authentication Bypass

9.8
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CVE CVE-2025-47646
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published May 8, 2025
Last Updated May 12, 2025
Researcher LVT-tholv2k

Description

The PSW Front-end Login & Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.12. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to logging them in. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to authenticate as other users, including administrators, without a valid password.

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Vulnerability Details for PSW Front-end Login & Registration

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug psw-login-and-registration (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 1.12

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