CVE-2026-18469

Login & Register Forms < 4.0.2 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Password Reset Code Brute Force

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 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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions login Register Forms
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions login Register Forms
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Weaknesses CWE-307
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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'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-287
CWE-307
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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
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 11, 2026, 8:16 PM
Reserved
Jul 31, 2026, 9:02 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 10, 2026, 7:16 AM
Modified
Aug 26, 2026, 4:31 PM