QRcode Login for WeChat <= 1.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover

2026-07-06 00:00

João Ramos Maciel

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected Plugin微信二维码登陆

Affected Version<= 1.3

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2026-13597

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Vulnerability Overview

The QRcode Login for WeChat plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to authenticate as other users, including administrators.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-13597 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bbcd1f31-4952-4c96-9080-804fc7d70c28

CVSS Vector

9.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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