SAML Single Sign On 4.8.85 - 5.4.6 - Unauthenticated Administrator Account Takeover via SAML Trust Anchor Overwrite
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-19842 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | WPScan |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-08-19 06:17:40 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-19 06:17:40 UTC |
| Description | The SAML Single Sign On WordPress plugin before 5.4.7 does not verify the signature of a SAML response before storing the certificate it carries, and offers an administrator a one-click control that promotes that stored certificate to the site's trusted signing certificate, allowing unauthenticated attackers to have a certificate of their own trusted and then authenticate as any user, including an administrator. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-287 Improper Authentication
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Unknown | SAML Single Sign On | affected 4.8.85 5.4.7 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpscan.com/vulnerability/7b79d86e-d3f8-4d4f-929b-fd00540cc00f | [email protected] | wpscan.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Suhayb Ahmed (en)
CNA: WPScan (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.