Shibboleth <= 2.5.3 - Unauthenticated Administrator Account Creation
critical
The Shibboleth plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create new administrative user accounts.
- CVSS:
- 9.8
- Affected:
- up to 2.5.3
- Fixed in:
- 2.5.4
- Disclosed:
- Jun 24, 2026
CVE-2026-12281 on NVD →
Shibboleth <= 1.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
medium
The shibboleth_login_form function in shibboleth.php in the Shibboleth plugin before 1.7 for WordPress is prone to an XSS vulnerability due to improper use of add_query_arg().
- CVSS:
- 6.1
- Affected:
- up to 1.6
- Fixed in:
- 1.7
- Disclosed:
- Mar 2, 2016
CVE-2017-14313 on NVD →
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