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GHSA-vvg7-8rmq-92g7

MediumCVSS 6.8 / 10
Published Dec 17, 2025·Last modified Feb 4, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Description

In applications built with the Auth0-PHP SDK, the audience validation in access tokens is performed improperly. Without proper validation, affected applications may accept ID tokens as Access tokens.

Affected product and versions

Projects are affected if they meet the following preconditions:

  • Applications using the Auth0 Wordpress plugin with version between 5.0.0-BETA0 and 5.4.0,
  • Auth0 Wordpress plugin uses the Auth0-PHP SDK with versions between 8.0.0 and 8.17.0.

Resolution

Upgrade Auth0 Wordpress plugin to version 5.5.0 or greater.

Acknowledgement

Okta would like to thank Jafar Sadiq (iaf4r) for their discovery and responsible disclosure.

Risk Scores
Base Score
6.8

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. 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
6.2

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.38%

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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