GS JWT Authentication for WP REST API Plugin up to 1.0.0 on WordPress privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in GS JWT Authentication for WP REST API Plugin up to 1.0.0. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-113615. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in GS JWT Authentication for WP REST API Plugin up to 1.0.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The GS JWT Authentication for WP REST API WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not sanitize or parameterize a request value before using it in SQL queries on several unauthenticated REST routes, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection and obtain an administrator session.

The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-113615 since 10/20/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/06/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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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• WordPress Plugin

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• GS JWT Authentication for WP REST API Plugin

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• 1.0

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