PT-2025-8922 · WordPress · Login Me Now

István Márton · Published 2025-02-27 · Updated 2025-02-28 · CVE-2025-1717

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Login Me Now plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.7.2

Description The issue is related to insecure authentication based on an arbitrary transient name in the AutoLogin::listen() function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in as an existing user, including administrators, by utilizing a transient name and value from another software.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 1.7.2, consider disabling the AutoLogin::listen() function until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to sensitive areas of the site to minimize the risk of unauthorized login.

Fix

Missing Authentication

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-306

CWE-288

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-1717

Affected Products

Login Me Now

References · 14

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-1717 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1717 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/vulns_space/status/1895028977925759254 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/login-me-now/tags/1.7.2/app/Logins/BrowserTokenLogin/AutoLogin.php#L24 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1895070662588252572 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1895241220244545587 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/latest_high_impact_cve/1877 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fc689622-50d6-47c4-a5f6-0314b1a207c9?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/112600 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/briskinfosec/status/1895433569084096686 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3247924/login-me-now · Note
• https://twitter.com/UndercodeUpdate/status/1895033816252645518 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/19026 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/cybercronai/status/1895172639108293037 · Twitter Post