Subscriber-to-Administrator escalation via trusted client cookie
Published Apr 15, 2026 · Updated Apr 15, 2026
Privilege escalation in Login as User 1.0.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to obtain administrator sessions. The handle_return_to_admin() function trusts the client-controlled oclaup_original_admin cookie as the user ID passed to WordPress authentication without verifying an admin-initiated switch. Subscriber-level access is sufficient; triggering Return to Admin replaces the attacker's session with the chosen administrator session.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in Login as User 1.0.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to obtain administrator sessions. The handle_return_to_admin() function trusts the client-controlled oclaup_original_admin cookie as the user ID passed to WordPress authentication without verifying an admin-initiated switch. Subscriber-level access is sufficient; triggering Return to Admin replaces the attacker's session with the chosen administrator session.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-5617
- Published
- Apr 15, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 15, 2026
- Vendor
- royalnavneet
- Product
- Login as User – Switch User & WooCommerce Login as Customer
- Classifications
- CWE-639, T1068
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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