Merge branch '5.x' into fix/session-storage-method

Author: kishore7snehil

.gitignore

@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ pest.log
 private-signing-key.pem
 build.zip
 build.zip.sig
+
+# AI tools
+.claude

.version

@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.4.0
+5.6.0

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [5.6.0](https://github.com/auth0/wp-auth0/tree/5.6.0) (2026-04-01)
+
+### Fixed
+
+-  Security fix: Resolve CVE-2026-34236
+
 ## [5.5.0](https://github.com/auth0/wp-auth0/tree/5.5.0) (2025-12-16)
 
 ### Fixed

composer.json

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         "php": "^8.1",
         "ext-json": "*",
         "ext-openssl": "*",
-        "auth0/auth0-php": "^8.18",
+        "auth0/auth0-php": "^8.19",
         "psr/cache": "^3.0"
     },
     "require-dev": {

wpAuth0.php

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
  * Plugin Name:       Auth0
  * Plugin URL:        https://github.com/auth0/wordpress
  * Description:       Supercharge your WordPress website with Auth0. Improve account security, add support for multifactor, enable social, passwordless and enterprise connections, and much more.
- * Version:           5.5.0
+ * Version:           5.6.0
  * Requires at least: 6.0
  * Tested up to:      6.5.3
- * Stable tag:        5.5.0
+ * Stable tag:        5.6.0
  * Requires PHP:      8.1
  * Author:            Auth0
  * Author URI:        https://auth0.com
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 use Auth0\SDK\Auth0 as Sdk;
 use Auth0\SDK\Configuration\SdkConfiguration as Configuration;
 
-define('WP_AUTH0_VERSION', '5.5.0');
+define('WP_AUTH0_VERSION', '5.6.0');
 
 // Require loading through WordPress
 if (! defined('ABSPATH')) {