Password reset code sent to attacker-supplied address in LogixFast Auth
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- 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-269.
Summary
The LogixFast Auth WordPress plugin before 1.0.4 sends its password-reset one-time code to the address supplied in the request rather than to the account's own email address. An unauthenticated remote attacker can reset the password of any user, including an administrator, and take over the account. The flaw is tracked under CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management), and an exploit link is listed in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The LogixFast Auth WordPress plugin before 1.0.4 does not deliver its password-reset one-time code to the resolved account's own email address, mailing it to the address supplied in the request instead, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset any user's password, including an administrator's, and take over the account.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | LogixFast Auth | before 1.0.4 | 1.0.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- LogixFast Auth VendorUnknown Affected before 1.0.4 Fixed in 1.0.4 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update LogixFast Auth to version 1.0.4 or later, which fixes the flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA LogixFast Auth (Unknown) Fixed in 1.0.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-113616
- 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-xjfv-965p-5j67
- 2026-10-29 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-29 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-29 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-113616 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-113616 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xjfv-965p-5j67 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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