Login/Signup Popup < 3.2.5 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Password Reset Rate Limit Bypass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
The Login & Register Forms WordPress plugin before 3.2.5 does not properly enforce the rate limit on its password-reset verification-code flow, keying both the verification code and the per-source attempt counter on an unauthenticated, client-controlled value, 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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 | Login & Register Forms | before 3.2.5 | 3.2.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- Login & Register Forms VendorUnknown Affected before 3.2.5 Fixed in 3.2.5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Login & Register Forms (Unknown) Fixed in 3.2.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14836
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79h9-6m37-f387
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-14836 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-14836 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-79h9-6m37-f387 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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