The Login & Register Forms WordPress plugin before 4.0.2 does not enforce its password reset attempt limit against a server-derived value, keying both the verification code and the per-source attempt counter on client-controlled data, 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.
History

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

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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 08:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-287
CWE-307

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 enforce its password reset attempt limit against a server-derived value, keying both the verification code and the per-source attempt counter on client-controlled data, 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 & Register Forms < 4.0.2 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Password Reset Code Brute Force
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-11T20:16:33.675Z

Reserved: 2026-07-31T09:02:05.052Z

Link: CVE-2026-18469

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T20:16:31.021Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-10T07:16:50.160

Modified: 2026-08-11T21:17:30.737

Link: CVE-2026-18469

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T08:45:03Z