CVE-2026-78296 WordPress FluentAuth plugin <= 2.1.2 - Email Verification Bypass vulnerability
Attackers can bypass email verification to impersonate users in the FluentAuth WordPress plugin, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-78296?
CVE-2026-78296 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in WP ManageNinja LLC FluentAuth, published on 17 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability in WP ManageNinja LLC FluentAuth allows Identity Spoofing.
This issue affects FluentAuth: from n/a through 2.1.2.
Weakness: CWE-345
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-78296?
How do I fix CVE-2026-78296?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-78296 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-78296 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-78296 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m62p-pchr-c9vv.