myCred Plugin up to 4.0.1 on WordPress improper authentication

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4.3$0-$5k0.38

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in myCred Plugin up to 4.0.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-115962. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in myCred Plugin up to 4.0.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in myCred myCred mycred allows Identity Spoofing.This issue affects myCred: from n/a through 4.0.1.

It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-115962 since 10/24/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.3
CNA Vector (Patchstack): 🔒

CVSSv2info

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VulDB Base Score: 🔒
VulDB Temp Score: 🔒
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: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

10/24/2026 CVE reserved
10/29/2026 +5 days Advisory disclosed
10/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Status: Not defined

CNA: Patchstack
CVE: CVE-2026-115962 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-115962
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-428363

Entryinfo

Created: 10/29/2026 12:14
Changes: 10/29/2026 12:14 (61)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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