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Security Audit — auth0 (wp-auth0-legacy) #2821

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Part of the security audit tracked in #2794.

Plugin: wp-content/plugins/auth0/ — mapped from https://github.com/proudcity/wp-auth0-legacy (currently v3.4.2).

Note: The other Auth0 folder in the tree (wp-content/plugins/wp-auth0/, from proudcity/wp-auth0) is dormant and not loaded. This audit targets the active auth0/ plugin only.

Audit complete (2026-05-06)

Severity counts:

  • Critical: 5
  • High: 4
  • Medium: 6
  • Low: 7
  • Info / defense-in-depth: 5
  • Resolved in v3.4.2: 2

Full findings (with attack scenarios, proof-of-concept payloads, and fix recommendations) are kept in the internal developer notes — not in this issue. See Github Issue Notes/2821 - Security Audit auth0.md in the developer notes folder.

The Critical findings allow any logged-in subscriber to take over the Auth0 configuration, delete other users' MFA, and exfiltrate the full PII export. Treat as urgent.

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