CVE-2026-80099
Published:September 09, 2026
Updated:October 19, 2026
Several Newfold plugins are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass. The vulnerability exists because the plugins bundle the wp-module-data module. In the module, the "authenticate()" method — registered on the "rest_authentication_errors" filter and therefore evaluated for every unauthenticated REST API request — performs an HMAC-style Bearer token comparison that degenerates when "HiiveConnection::get_auth_token()" returns "false": PHP coerces "strrev(false)" to "strrev('')", collapsing the secret salt to the publicly known constant "hash('sha256', '') = e3b0c44...", while all remaining hash inputs (HTTP method, request URL, raw request body, and the "X-Timestamp" header) remain fully attacker-controlled. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to compute a valid Bearer token entirely offline, pass the token equality check, and have "wp_set_current_user()" invoked against the first administrator returned by "get_users(['role' => 'administrator'])", granting full administrator-level access and enabling arbitrary REST API operations such as creating new administrator accounts and achieving complete site takeover. Vulnerable versions are WP Plugin Crazy Domains (<= 2.5.2), WP Plugin Web (<= 2.3.4), WP Plugin Hostgator (<= 3.1.0), WP Plugin Bluehost (<= 4.17.1). The affected module is vulnerable in versions up to, and including, 2.9.4.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/newfold-labs/wp-module-data.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=2.9.0 <2.9.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.9.8Related Resources (13)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Authentication
EPSS
Base Score:
2.91