Description
The Login & Register Forms WordPress plugin before 3.2.5 does not properly enforce the rate limit on its password-reset verification-code flow, keying both the verification code and the per-source attempt counter on an unauthenticated, client-controlled value, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset the limit at will and brute-force the code to take over any account, including administrators, when the verification-code reset mode is enabled.
Published: 2026-08-01
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-255
CWE-919

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +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'}


Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-255
CWE-919

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Login & Register Forms WordPress plugin before 3.2.5 does not properly enforce the rate limit on its password-reset verification-code flow, keying both the verification code and the per-source attempt counter on an unauthenticated, client-controlled value, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset the limit at will and brute-force the code to take over any account, including administrators, when the verification-code reset mode is enabled.
Title Login/Signup Popup < 3.2.5 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Password Reset Rate Limit Bypass
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-05T16:19:47.242Z

Reserved: 2026-07-06T09:51:54.763Z

Link: CVE-2026-14836

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T16:13:03.275Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-01T07:16:30.827

Modified: 2026-08-05T17:16:41.860

Link: CVE-2026-14836

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T20:30:06Z

Weaknesses