Lenxel WP <= 1.0.31 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Arbitrary Password Reset
Priority HIGH 70CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287 and CWE-352.
Summary
The Lenxel WP WordPress theme through 1.0.31 does not perform any authorization or ownership check on its password-reset action, validating only a CSRF nonce, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of any user (including an administrator) and take over the account.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.002 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Lenxel WP | up to 1.0.31 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Lenxel WP VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.0.31 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12586
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rhj3-v77h-x35q
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-12586 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12586 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rhj3-v77h-x35q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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