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1 vulnerability by aksharsoftsolutions
CVE-2025-14996 (GCVE-0-2025-14996)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-06 04:31 – Updated: 2026-01-06 14:40
VLAI?
Title
AS Password Field In Default Registration Form <= 2.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
Summary
The AS Password Field In Default Registration Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| aksharsoftsolutions | AS Password Field In Default Registration Form |
Affected:
* , ≤ 2.0.0
(semver)
|
Credits
Drew Webber
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