JSON API Auth
json-api-auth · plugin
Known security vulnerabilities for JSON API Auth. Find out in seconds which version runs on your site with WP Lens.
1 known vulnerabilities
1 critical · 1 exploitable without logging in · latest Oct 2, 2026
Listed on wordpress.org · latest 3.1.3 · last updated Sep 25, 2026 · 600+ installs
wordpress.org status checked on Oct 14, 2026
Vulnerabilities
- Critical 9.8
CVE-2026-97637unauthenticated≤ 3.1.2
JSON API Auth <= 3.1.2 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Cached 'generate_auth_cookie' Response
The access label is read from the record's own text (e.g. “subscriber+”: subscriber and above). When the text names no role, CVSS decides between “login required” and “high privilege”; no role name is invented. “Needs a click”: the attack depends on a logged-in user following a link (CSRF, reflected XSS).