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CVE-2026-18468: Login & Register Forms < 4.0.2 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Password Reset Verification State Keyed on a Client-Supplied Address Header
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-08-10 · updated 2026-08-26
- Weakness: CWE-287
Description
The Login & Register Forms WordPress plugin before 4.0.2 does not bind the password reset verification state to the account being reset or to the party that completed the verification, keying it instead on a value the client controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to take over the account of any user who recently completed a reset verification, including an administrator.
Affected products
- Login & Register Forms: from 3.2.5 before 4.0.2 — fixed in 4.0.2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Login & Register Forms 4.0.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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