CVE-2026-49062 HIGH

CVE-2026-49062: WordPress Faust.js plugin <= 1.8.7 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

Vendor Wp Engine

Product Faust.js

Weakness CWE-288

Published June 15, 2026

Last update June 15, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in WP Engine Faust.Js allows Password Recovery Exploitation. This issue affects Faust.Js: from n/a through 1.8.7.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Faust.js versions up to 1.8.7 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability. An attacker with low-level privileges can read sensitive data, modify site content, or disrupt service availability. The vulnerability requires network access but no user interaction. Update to a version newer than 1.8.7 to remediate.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data, modify content, or disrupt service availability with low-level account access.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users with low privileges can access restricted data and modify site content without authorization.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker needs a low-privilege account; network access only.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 15, 2026 CVE published

June 15, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49062 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/288.html AskarLabs — CWE-288 write-up Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

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