VDB-412059 · CVE-2026-96825 · GCVE-0-2026-96825

David Anderson All In One WP Security & Firewall Plugin up to 5.4.8 on WordPress Subscriber improper authentication

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5.3	$0-$5k	0.43

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in David Anderson All In One WP Security & Firewall Plugin up to 5.4.8. Affected is an unknown function of the component Subscriber. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-96825. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in David Anderson All In One WP Security & Firewall Plugin up to 5.4.8. This affects an unknown code of the component Subscriber. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Subscriber Bypass Vulnerability in All In One WP Security & Firewall <= 5.4.8 versions.

It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-96825 since 09/23/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/30/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

David Anderson

Name

All In One WP Security & Firewall Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.2
CNA Vector (Patchstack): 🔒

CVSSv2info

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VulDB Base Score: 🔒
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

09/23/2026 CVE reserved
09/30/2026 +7 days Advisory disclosed
09/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-96825 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-96825
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-412059

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2026 15:41
Changes: 09/30/2026 15:41 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103