CWE-288Weakness · CWE-288

CVE-2025-69101

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-01-22
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in AmentoTech Workreap Core workreap_core allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects Workreap Core: from n/a through <= 3.4.1.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

CVE-2025-69101 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in AmentoTech Workreap Core plugin (versions up to 3.4.1) that allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms through an alternate path or channel, leading to authentication abuse.

MitigationUpdate Workreap Core to the latest patched version immediately. Review authentication logic and implement additional access controls on all authentication pathways.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check the installed Workreap Core plugin version
    Access your WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins > Workreap Core, or inspect the plugin's main PHP file header for the 'Version' tag. Compare the version number against the affected range (versions up to 3.4.1).
    Affected if The installed version is 3.4.1 or lower.
  2. Verify authentication pathway accessibility
    Inspect your web server logs and access records for any unauthenticated access attempts to Workreap Core endpoints, particularly any non-standard authentication routes or callback URLs that the plugin exposes.
    Affected if Unauthenticated requests are successfully processed by Workreap Core authentication endpoints that should require valid credentials.
  3. Review authentication configuration settings
    Examine the Workreap Core plugin settings panel in the WordPress admin area for any authentication-related options, particularly settings related to API access, user registration, or third-party authentication integrations.
    Affected if Authentication settings allow access through alternate channels or bypass standard WordPress authentication.
  4. Monitor for unauthorized user creation
    Check the WordPress users panel for any suspicious user accounts created recently, especially users with elevated roles (administrator, editor) that you did not create, which could indicate successful authentication bypass.
    Affected if Unexpected user accounts exist in the system without legitimate creation records.

You are affected if the Workreap Core plugin version is 3.4.1 or lower and unauthenticated attackers can access protected functionality through alternate authentication pathways.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update Workreap Core to the latest patched version immediately. Review authentication logic and implement additional access controls on all authentication pathways.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
15.0 hours of engineering $2,560
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