WordPress · Simple Jwt Login · CVE-2026-14262
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
The Simple JWT Login – Allows you to use JWT on REST endpoints. versions prior to 3.6.7
**Description**
An authentication bypass leading to privilege escalation exists due to improper handling of identity claims. The `AuthenticateService::generatePayload()` function only overwrites JWT payload keys defined in the admin-configured `jwt payload` list, allowing attacker-supplied claims like `email`, `id`, or `username` to remain intact and signed. Authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access or higher can escalate their privileges to Administrator by injecting a target administrator's email address into the `payload` parameter at the '/wp-json/simple-jwt-login/v1/auth' endpoint and subsequently redeeming the JWT at the '/autologin' endpoint.
**Recommendations**
Update to a version newer than 3.6.6.
As a temporary mitigation, restrict access to the '/wp-json/simple-jwt-login/v1/auth' and '/autologin' endpoints or avoid using the `payload` parameter.