CVE-2026-2144
The Magic Login Mail or QR Code plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.05.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Magic Login Mail or QR Code plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.05. This is due to the plugin storing the magic login QR code image with a predictable, static filename (QR_Code.png) in the publicly accessible WordPress uploads directory during the email sending process. The file is only deleted after wp_mail() completes, creating an exploitable race condition window. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trigger a login link request for any user, including administrators, and then exploit the race condition between QR code file creation and deletion to obtain the login URL encoded in the QR code, thereby gaining unauthorized access to the targeted user's account.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/magic-login-mail/trunk/lib/class-magicloginmail.php#L250
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/magic-login-mail/trunk/lib/class-magicloginmail.php#L325
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3460417/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/65066a17-653b-4444-9bd0-894ea8c1acb1?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.