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2 vulnerabilities found for JWT Authentication for WP REST APIs by miniOrange
CVE-2026-89027 (GCVE-0-2026-89027)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-09-15 20:05 – Updated: 2026-09-17 16:49 X_Open Source
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
miniOrange JWT Authentication for WP REST APIs < 4.8.0 Authentication Downgrade
Summary
miniOrange JWT Authentication for WP REST APIs plugin for WordPress before 4.8.0 contains an authentication method downgrade vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass administrator-configured authentication by supplying a specific GET parameter without any capability check or nonce verification. Attackers can force the plugin to use Basic HTTP authentication regardless of configured JWT or API token settings, then exploit distinguishable error codes and the absence of rate limiting to perform unthrottled username enumeration and credential guessing attacks.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-17 16:48 UTC
CWE
- CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-rest-api-authent… | release-notes |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/miniorange-j… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| miniOrange | JWT Authentication for WP REST APIs |
Affected:
0 , < 4.8.0
(semver)
|
Date Public
2026-09-11 00:00
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CVE-2026-89027 (GCVE-0-2026-89027)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-15 20:05 – Updated: 2026-09-17 16:49 X_Open Source
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
miniOrange JWT Authentication for WP REST APIs < 4.8.0 Authentication Downgrade
Summary
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Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-17 16:48 UTC
CWE
- CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-rest-api-authent… | release-notes |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/miniorange-j… | third-party-advisory |
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| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Affected:
0 , < 4.8.0
(semver)
|
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2026-09-11 00:00
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