CVE-2025-5190 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Browse As plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 0.2. This flaw allows authenticated attackers, even with subscriber-level permissions, to log in as any existing user, including administrators, by manipulating a cookie value if they know the target user's ID. Rated as High severity with a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sorich87 | Browse As | >= 0, <= 0.2CNA affecteddefault unaffected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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