CVE-2026-15981
Description
The SAML Single Sign On – SSO Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.4. This is due to the mo_saml_validate_signature() function performing a loose boolean check on the raw tri-state integer returned by PHP's openssl_verify(), causing an error return value of -1 to be evaluated as truthy and therefore treated as a successful signature verification. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing WordPress user, including administrators, by submitting a crafted SAMLResponse containing an attacker-controlled NameID and a deliberately malformed signature value that triggers an OpenSSL processing error — bypassing verification entirely and resulting in wp_set_auth_cookie() being called for the targeted account.
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Affected products
1- Range: <=5.4.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/miniorange-saml-20-single-sign-on/tags/5.4.4/class-mo-saml-login-validate.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/miniorange-saml-20-single-sign-on/tags/5.4.4/class-mo-saml-login-validate.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/miniorange-saml-20-single-sign-on/tags/5.4.4/class-mo-saml-utilities.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/miniorange-saml-20-single-sign-on/tags/5.4.4/includes/lib/SAML2Core/class-mo-saml-xml-security-dsig.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/miniorange-saml-20-single-sign-on/tags/5.4.4/includes/lib/SAML2Core/class-mo-saml-xml-security-key.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3611421/miniorange-saml-20-single-sign-onnvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b412f60f-61ea-47b1-a3ef-17275f7951dfnvd
News mentions
5- WordPress Websites Targeted via MiniOrange Plugin VulnerabilitiesSecurityWeek · Aug 25, 2026
- Hackers Exploit Critical miniOrange SAML SSO Flaws to Hijack WordPress Admin AccountsCyber Security News · Aug 25, 2026
- Attackers Target miniOrange SAML Flaws That Can Grant WordPress Admin AccessThe Hacker News · Aug 25, 2026
- One slug, seven editions: the miniOrange SAML SSO bug that let anyone log in as your WordPress adminPatchstack Blog · Aug 21, 2026
- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 20, 2026 to July 26, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Jul 30, 2026