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CVE-2026-54239

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Detection and validation

Mapped metadata availability only. These signals do not change priority.

  • Sigma

    Not mapped by tracked sources.

  • Atomic

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  • Nuclei

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  • Metasploit

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What it is

Reported

Faust.js is a headless WordPress toolkit. Prior to 1.8.11, the FaustWP WordPress plugin authenticates only the ciphertext in its token envelope and excludes the 16-byte initialization vector from the HMAC in WPE\FaustWP\Auth\encrypt() and WPE\FaustWP\Auth\decrypt() in plugins/faustwp/includes/auth/functions.php. A logged-in non-administrator who obtains an authorization code from GET /generate can modify the unauthenticated initialization vector so that CBC decryption changes the token type and user identifier while the HMAC remains valid.…

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What is affected

Reported

wpengine; faustjs. Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.

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Urgency and basis

Reported

Track* · 216.0

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Exploitation evidence

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What to do

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Tracker inference. Guidance from the decision tier: Monitor more closely. May require action sooner than standard timelines.

Evidence detail

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