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GHSA-2f4r-34m4-3w8q

CriticalCVSS 9.1 / 10
Published May 17, 2025·Last modified Feb 4, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Overview Session cookies of applications using the Auth0 Wordpress plugin configured with CookieStore have authentication tags that can be brute forced, which may result in unauthorized access.

Am I Affected? You are affected by this vulnerability if you meet the following pre-conditions:

  1. Applications using the Auth0 WordPress Plugin with version <=5.2.1
  2. Auth0 WordPress Plugin uses the Auth0-PHP SDK with version 8.0.0-BETA1 or higher and below 8.14.0.
  3. Session storage configured with CookieStore.

Fix Upgrade Auth0/wordpress plugin to v5.3.0. As an additional precautionary measure, we recommend rotating your cookie encryption keys. Note that once updated, any previous session cookies will be rejected.

Acknowledgement Okta would like to thank Félix Charette for discovering this vulnerability.

Risk Scores
Base Score
9.1

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data.

Threat Intelligence
8.3

Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.

EPSS
0.49%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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