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CVE-2026-12417

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS 3.1
Description
The SignUp & SignIn plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via Weak Password Reset Validation leading to Account Takeover in versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. This is due to the `pravel_change_password()` AJAX handler — registered via `wp_ajax_nopriv_pravel_change_password` and therefore accessible to unauthenticated users — performing no nonce verification, no capability check, and only a loose equality check between an attacker-supplied `reset_activation_code` POST parameter and the target user's `forgot_email` user meta value; when a user has never initiated a password reset, `get_user_meta()` returns an empty string that trivially satisfies this check against an omitted or empty attacker-supplied code. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the password of any WordPress user, including administrators, by sending a crafted POST request to `admin-ajax.php` with `action=pravel_change_password`, `reset_user_id` set to the target account's user ID, and `new_password_custom` set to an attacker-chosen password. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to authenticate with the newly set password and fully take over the targeted account, achieving administrator-level privilege escalation on the affected site.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-12417
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Reserved
2026-06-16 16:02 UTC
Published
2026-06-24 05:33 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-24 05:33 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-640
CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Passw…
Vendor / Product
pravel / SignUp & SignIn
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
pravel SignUp & SignIn 0 ≤ 1.0.0
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-640 cna CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
9.8 CRITICAL 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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