CVE-2026-6072 | Oliver POS <= 2.4.2.6 - Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key to 'OliverAuth' Header

The Oliver POS – A WooCommerce Point of Sale (POS) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in all versions up to and including 2.4.2.6. The plugin protects its entire /wp-json/pos-bridge/* REST API namespace through the oliver_pos_rest_authentication() permission callback, which uses a loose PHP comparison (==) to compare the attacker-supplied 'OliverAuth' header value against the 'oliver_pos_authorization_token' option. On fresh installations where the admin has not yet completed the connection flow, this option is unset (get_option returns false). Due to PHP's type juggling, the loose comparison '0' == false evaluates to true, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication by sending 'OliverAuth: 0'. This grants full access to all POS API endpoints, enabling attackers to read user data (including administrator details), update user profiles (including email addresses), and delete non-admin users. An admin account email reset can lead to site takeover.

Published: 2026-05-20 Last update: 2026-05-20 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-6072 is rated Low Risk (38.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-6072

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-20 0.15%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-6072

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.2 4.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-6072

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-6072

GHSA-mqwc-jxpp-f3rj · Severity: medium — The Oliver POS – A WooCommerce Point of Sale (POS) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-6072

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-6072

URL Tags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/oliver-pos/tags/2.4.2.6/includes/class-pos-bridge-user.php#L170
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/oliver-pos/tags/2.4.2.6/includes/class-pos-bridge-user.php#L195
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/oliver-pos/tags/2.4.2.6/includes/class-pos-bridge-user.php#L231
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/oliver-pos/tags/2.4.2.6/includes/class-pos-bridge.php#L1677
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/oliver-pos/tags/2.4.2.6/includes/class-pos-bridge.php#L1679
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/oliver-pos/trunk/includes/class-pos-bridge-user.php#L170
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/oliver-pos/trunk/includes/class-pos-bridge-user.php#L195
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/oliver-pos/trunk/includes/class-pos-bridge-user.php#L231
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/oliver-pos/trunk/includes/class-pos-bridge.php#L1677
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/oliver-pos/trunk/includes/class-pos-bridge.php#L1679
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