CVE-2026-154598.1HighCWE-287

CVE-2026-15459: WPMU DEV Dashboard <= 5.0.0 - Authentication Bypass to Arbitrary Plugin Installation (Remote Code Execution) via Forged WDP_AUTH HMAC on ?wpmudev-hub= Endpoint

wpmudev · WPMU DEV Dashboard

Affected: wpmudev WPMU DEV Dashboard · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

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0.9%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

59th percentile

050100

Higher than 59% of scored CVEs

8.1HighCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

The WPMU DEV Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.0. On sites not yet connected to the WPMU DEV Hub — the default state after installation — the site API key that keys the WDP-AUTH request signature is empty, making the signature verified by validate_hash() trivially forgeable; version 5.0.0 additionally removed the replay check in validate_nonce(), and the remote handler is bound to the public init hook with no capability check. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke privileged Hub actions — including installing and activating a plugin from an attacker-supplied URL (resulting in remote code execution), deleting plugins and themes, upgrading WordPress core, or logging in as an administrator via SSO. Sites connected to a WPMU DEV account, which have a non-empty 64-character API key, are not affected.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

wpmudev · WPMU DEV Dashboardup to and including 5.0.0

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Improper Authentication · Authentication
Vendor: wpmudev
Published: August 2026
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), August 2026

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