The Firebase Authentication WordPress plugin before 1.7.1 does not require the email address in an authentication token to be verified before matching it to a WordPress account and issuing a session, allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including administrators.

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Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-285

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Firebase Authentication WordPress plugin before 1.7.1 does not require the email address in an authentication token to be verified before matching it to a WordPress account and issuing a session, allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including administrators.
Title Firebase Authentication < 1.7.1 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Firebase Email Claim
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-22T06:00:17.419Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T17:55:46.564Z

Link: CVE-2026-76793

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-22T06:16:16.900

Modified: 2026-08-22T06:16:16.900

Link: CVE-2026-76793

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Updated: 2026-08-22T08:45:03Z

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