The Login & Register Forms WordPress plugin before 4.0.2 does not bind the password reset verification state to the account being reset or to the party that completed the verification, keying it instead on a value the client controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to take over the account of any user who recently completed a reset verification, including an administrator.
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Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-287
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +0000

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Description The Login & Register Forms WordPress plugin before 4.0.2 does not bind the password reset verification state to the account being reset or to the party that completed the verification, keying it instead on a value the client controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to take over the account of any user who recently completed a reset verification, including an administrator.
Title Login & Register Forms < 4.0.2 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Password Reset Verification State Keyed on a Client-Supplied Address Header
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-11T20:15:56.501Z

Reserved: 2026-07-31T09:01:52.632Z

Link: CVE-2026-18468

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T20:15:53.694Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-10T07:16:50.047

Modified: 2026-08-11T21:17:30.587

Link: CVE-2026-18468

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T11:45:03Z

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