CVE-2026-80099 Details.
Newfold WordPress Plugins - Unauthenticated Admin Bypass via Empty HMAC Secret
Atlas does not check this one. Needs a scripted sequence.
This check is a series of requests where each step depends on the last, often after logging in. Atlas runs single, read-only probes, so it does not run this one.
About CVE-2026-80099. What It Means.
Newfold Digital WordPress plugins bundling wp-module-data <=2.9.4 allow unauthenticated attackers to forge a valid Bearer token and gain WordPress administrator access. The authenticate() method (hooked on rest_authentication_errors) computes: token = sha256(sha256(wp_json_encode({method,url,body,timestamp})) + sha256(strrev(get_auth_token()))) On sites not connected to Hiive, get_auth_token() returns false; PHP coerces strrev(false) to strrev('') = '', so the HMAC salt coll…
Affected Product. What Is Hit.
- Vendor
- newfold
- Product
- Newfold WP Module Data,bluehost WordPress Plugin,hostgator,wp Plugin Web,crazy Domains
FAQ
Common Questions.
Newfold WordPress Plugins - Unauthenticated Admin Bypass via Empty HMAC Secret. Newfold Digital WordPress plugins bundling wp-module-data <=2.9.4 allow unauthenticated attackers to forge a valid Bearer token and gain WordPress administrator access. The authenticate() method (hooked on rest_authentication_errors) computes: token = sha256(sha256(wp_json_encode({method,url,body,timestamp})) + sha256(strrev(get_auth_token()))) On sites not connected to Hiive, get_auth_token() returns false; PHP coerces strrev(false) to strrev('') = '', so the HMAC salt coll…
No. This check is a series of requests where each step depends on the last, often after logging in. Atlas runs single, read-only probes, so it does not run this one. The facts about CVE-2026-80099 are on this page, and you can request a demo to see how Brandefense watches your whole external attack surface.
CVE-2026-80099 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of writing, but it is still worth fixing.
Update Newfold WP Module Data,bluehost WordPress Plugin,hostgator,wp Plugin Web,crazy Domains to the latest version from the vendor, or follow the vendor's advice to switch off the affected feature. Vendor links are listed on this page when they are known.
This page lists the public facts about CVE-2026-80099. Atlas does not run a check for it, so nothing here says whether a particular site is affected.