Improper authentication in dplugins DevKit Pro
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
The DevKit Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass Leading to Administrator Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.0 This is due to the `revert_switch` handler trusting the attacker-controlled `original_user_id` cookie as the privileged identity: `verify_nonce_and_capability()` incorrectly checks the `manage_options` capability on the user identified by the cookie rather than on the actual requester via `current_user_can()`, while the switch-back form and a valid session-bound nonce are emitted publicly via `wp_footer` to any visitor — including unauthenticated users — whenever that cookie is present. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to set the `original_user_id` cookie to any administrator's user ID, collect the rendered nonce, and POST it back to the `revert_switch` handler, causing `wp_set_auth_cookie()` to be called with the administrator's ID and granting the attacker a full administrator-level authenticated session and complete site takeover.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14378
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xwfv-9j83-wfj7
- 2026-10-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More dplugins vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-07170 Scripts Organizer < 3.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-12139 Missing authorization in dplugins DevKit Pro CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-14378 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-14378 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xwfv-9j83-wfj7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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