CVE-2026-18468

Login & Register Forms < 4.0.2 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Password Reset Verification State Keyed on a Client-Supplied Address Header

Published Aug 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285
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'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285
Type Values Removed Values Added
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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 11, 2026, 8:15 PM
Reserved
Jul 31, 2026, 9:01 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 10, 2026, 7:16 AM
Modified
Aug 26, 2026, 4:31 PM