---
id: "CVE-2026-115962"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-115962"]
title: "myCred WordPress plugin: authentication bypass lets attackers spoof identities"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 4.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["mycred", "runtime", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-29T11:17:30+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-29T11:24:28+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-29T11:25:38+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115962", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-29T11:24:28+00:00"}]
---

# myCred WordPress plugin: authentication bypass lets attackers spoof identities

myCred is a WordPress plugin for points and rewards. A flaw lets an attacker act as another user (identity spoofing) in versions up to 4.0.1.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed myCred plugin version in the WordPress admin under Plugins.
- Confirm whether the site runs myCred at all.

## Fix

- Move myCred to a version newer than `4.0.1`; the exact fixed version is unknown.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-29T11:24:28+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115962

## From the sources

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in myCred myCred mycred allows Identity Spoofing.This issue affects myCred: from n/a through 4.0.1.

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