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CVE-2026-18469: Login & Register Forms < 4.0.2 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Password Reset Code Brute Force
- 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 enforce its password reset attempt limit against a server-derived value, keying both the verification code and the per-source attempt counter on client-controlled data, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset the limit at will and brute-force the code to take over any account, including administrators, when the verification-code reset mode is enabled.
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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