# CVE-2023-6036: Web3 – Crypto wallet Login & NFT token gating < 3.0.0 - Authentication Bypass

> Attackers can bypass authentication to log in as any existing user, including administrators, by exploiting flawed login flow checks.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 6 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x79x-9c8r-88hj

## What is CVE-2023-6036?

CVE-2023-6036 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown Web3, published on 12 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Web3 WordPress plugin before 3.0.0 is vulnerable to an authentication bypass due to incorrect authentication checking in the login flow in functions 'handle_auth_request' and 'hadle_login_request'. This makes it possible for non authenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the username.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6036?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Miniorange Web3 - Crypto Wallet Login \& Nft Token Gating.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6036?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6036 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6036 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-6036 exists.

Public exploit code:

- POC about Web3 – Crypto wallet Login & NFT token gating < 3.0.0 - Authentication Bypass Wordpress plugin (github_poc): https://github.com/pctripsesp/CVE-2023-6036

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Web3

- [CVE-2023-3249](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3249/): Web3 – Crypto wallet Login & NFT token gating <= 2.6.0 - Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6036 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6036 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown Web3, published on 12 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-6036 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Web3. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6036/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6036/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6036
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6036
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6036

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6036/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.