Login & Register Forms < 4.0.2 - Unauthenticated Registered User Email Address Disclosure via Lost Password Response
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The Login & Register Forms WordPress plugin before 4.0.2 does not verify that a password reset request comes from the account's owner, and does not adequately redact the address returned in its response, allowing unauthenticated users to obtain registered users' email addresses, including administrators'.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 | 3.0.0 to before 4.0.2 | 4.0.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Login & Register Forms VendorUnknown Affected 3.0.0 to before 4.0.2 Fixed in 4.0.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Login & Register Forms (Unknown) Fixed in 4.0.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Login & Register Forms 4.0.2
3 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-15172 Login & Register Forms < 4.0.2 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Password Reset Code Brute ForcePriority LOW 37
- TI-2026-15171 Improper authentication in Login & Register FormsPriority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18470
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gxm4-76w3-xhp8
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-18470 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18470 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gxm4-76w3-xhp8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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