CVE-2026-19125
CVE-2026-19125 — EthPress <= 2.3.5 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass
The EthPress – Web3 Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.5. This is due to the verify_login() function in app/Login.php containing a missing return statement in the signature verification failure branch — when Signature::verify2() reports a mismatch, the function only assigns a WP_Error to a local variable and continues executing, causing unconditional fall-through to the login block where Address::log_in() calls wp_set_auth_cookie() regardless of whether the submitted signature is valid. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any WordPress user who has a linked wallet address — including administrators — by submitting that user's public wallet address alongside an arbitrary well-formed signature, enabling full site takeover.
Published Updated Sources: NVD, lynn999 (CNA), GitHub
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Exploit code
public exploit, none observed
EPSS
Not scored
FIRST has not published a score
CVSS base
8.1
high
Remediation
The vendor's own words where we have them.
Upgrade EthPress – Web3 Login to a fixed release. Apply vendor patches per advisory and restrict external exposure of the affected component until patched.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.
- Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
- Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| lynn999 | EthPress – Web3 Login | 0 to <= 2.3.5 | Vulnerable |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Availability
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Scope
Unchanged
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Vector
Network
Privileges Req
None
User Interaction
None
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | CVSS 3.1 | high | 2.2 | 5.9 | NVD, lynn999 (CNA) |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-287Improper Authentication
Inferred from the weakness class — not observed against this CVE.
- T1548Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
- T1040Network Sniffing
- T1185Browser Session Hijacking
Public exploit
Capability, not use: code existing is a different claim from anyone running it.
Repositories
6
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.
- Search application, proxy, and WAF logs for requests touching /Login.php.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for network-reachable EthPress – Web3 Login.
- Monitor for scanner or exploit-pattern traffic after 6 public PoC repositories were reported.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.
- 2026
Added · CVSS 3.1 8.1 (AV:N)
Sep 23, 2026 · NVD
Initial · CVE published
Sep 23, 2026 · NVD
Reported · Disclosed
Sep 23, 2026 · lynn999
Reported · Vendor Notified
Sep 6, 2026 · lynn999
References
6 on the record
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ethpress/tags/2.3.5/app/Address.php#L419
Vendor Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ethpress/tags/2.3.5/app/Login.php#L46
Vendor Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ethpress/tags/2.3.5/app/Login.php#L51
Vendor Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ethpress/tags/2.3.5/app/Plugin.php#L75
Vendor Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3683106/ethpress/trunk/app/Login.php
Vendor Advisory
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/267acbd7-379c-4930-aa85-3071dfcac5a5?source=cve
Vendor Advisory
Elsewhere on this site
- lynn999every CVE for this vendor
- Auth Bypasssame class
- CWE-287other pages naming this weakness
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record1
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-19125 is EthPress <= 2.3.5 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass, a high vulnerability affecting EthPress – Web3 Login from lynn999. The current evidence does not list it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Active exploitation is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-19125. Public exploit evidence is: 6 public PoC repositories reported; 0 marked weaponized in current dataset. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS 8.1 describes technical severity, while EPSS 0% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.