# CVE-2025-10294: OwnID Passwordless Login <= 1.3.4 - Authentication Bypass

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication and log in as administrators on WordPress sites using the OwnID Passwordless Login plugin if it is not fully configured.

- **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:** 15 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c566-v3fv-6g65

## What is CVE-2025-10294?

CVE-2025-10294 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in victornavarro OwnID Passwordless Login, published on 15 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The OwnID Passwordless Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.4. This is due to the plugin not properly checking if the ownid_shared_secret value is empty prior to authenticating a user via JWT. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as other users, including administrators, on instances where the plugin has not been fully configured yet.

Weakness: CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-10294?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-10294?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-10294 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-10294 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-10294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/jFriedli/CVE-2025-10294 (github_poc): https://github.com/jFriedli/CVE-2025-10294

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-10294 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-10294 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in victornavarro OwnID Passwordless Login, published on 15 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-10294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: victornavarro OwnID Passwordless Login. 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-2025-10294/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10294/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-10294
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10294
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-10294

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10294/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.