CVE-2025-14996

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published1/6/2026

Last Modified1/8/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-639

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/as-password-field-in-default-registration-form/tags/2.0.0/as-password-field-default-registration.php(security@wordfence.com)

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/061f022b-b922-4499-bb34-8ea91ba5ace3?source=cve(security@wordfence.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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