9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-119096
Uncanny Toolkit for LearnDash <= 3.8.2 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via 'email' Parameter
Description

The Uncanny Toolkit for LearnDash plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.8.2 via the `email` parameter of the `uo_login_action()` function. This is due to a parser-differential flaw in which the plugin's account-verification gate resolves the submitted `email` value using the raw, unsanitized string passed to `get_user_by()`, while the subsequent `wp_signon()` call relies on WordPress core's internal `sanitize_user()` to strip appended junk characters — causing the gate lookup to fail and be skipped entirely while the real account is still resolved and authenticated. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in to unverified or administrator-suspended accounts whose credentials they already possess, obtaining a valid `wordpress_logged_in` session cookie and defeating the plugin's account-approval and account-suspension controls. The nonce required to reach the handler is freely obtainable in the same request from the unauthenticated `ult-refresh-nonce` endpoint, making exploitation trivial for any attacker with network access to the site and knowledge of a target account's credentials.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 31, 2026, 8:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 31, 2026, 8:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-119096 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Uncannyowl uncanny_toolkit_for_learndash
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL MITRE-CVE
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Update the Uncanny Toolkit for LearnDash plugin to patch an authentication bypass vulnerability.
  • Update the Uncanny Toolkit for LearnDash plugin.
  • Ensure account verification controls are properly configured.
  • Monitor logs for suspicious login attempts.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The Uncanny Toolkit for LearnDash plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.8.2 via the `email` parameter of the `uo_login_action()` function. This is due to a parser-differential flaw in which the plugin's account-verification gate resolves the submitted `email` value using the raw, unsanitized string passed to `get_user_by()`, while the subsequent `wp_signon()` call relies on WordPress core's internal `sanitize_user()` to strip appended junk characters — causing the gate lookup to fail and be skipped entirely while the real account is still resolved and authenticated. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in to unverified or administrator-suspended accounts whose credentials they already possess, obtaining a valid `wordpress_logged_in` session cookie and defeating the plugin's account-approval and account-suspension controls. The nonce required to reach the handler is freely obtainable in the same request from the unauthenticated `ult-refresh-nonce` endpoint, making exploitation trivial for any attacker with network access to the site and knowledge of a target account's credentials.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/119xxx/CVE-2026-119096.json">CVE-2026-119096</a>
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/uncanny-learndash-toolkit/tags/3.8.2/src/classes/frontend-login-plus.php#L3357
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/uncanny-learndash-toolkit/tags/3.8.2/src/classes/frontend-login-plus.php#L3446
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/uncanny-learndash-toolkit/tags/3.8.2/src/classes/frontend-login-plus.php#L3527
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/uncanny-learndash-toolkit/tags/3.8.2/src/classes/frontend-login-plus.php#L3559
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3773997/uncanny-learndash-toolkit/trunk/src/classes/frontend-login-plus.php
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/592b61a1-9ac9-4817-b154-1e39e50d8010?source=cve
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