CVE-2026-15981 (GCVE-0-2026-15981)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-23 20:33 – Updated: 2026-07-23 20:33
VLAI
Title
SAML Single Sign On <= 5.4.4 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via SAMLResponse Parameter
Summary
The SAML Single Sign On – SSO Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.4. This is due to the mo_saml_validate_signature() function performing a loose boolean check on the raw tri-state integer returned by PHP's openssl_verify(), causing an error return value of -1 to be evaluated as truthy and therefore treated as a successful signature verification. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing WordPress user, including administrators, by submitting a crafted SAMLResponse containing an attacker-controlled NameID and a deliberately malformed signature value that triggers an OpenSSL processing error — bypassing verification entirely and resulting in wp_set_auth_cookie() being called for the targeted account.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
cyberlord92 SAML Single Sign On – SSO Login Affected: 0 , ≤ 5.4.4 (semver)
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Credits
Supakiad S. (m3ez)
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