The WHIZZ WordPress plugin through 1.1.8 does not validate the password-reset key before updating a user's password, relying only on a nonce that is exposed to unauthenticated visitors, allowing attackers to set an arbitrary password for any user, including administrators, and fully take over their accounts.
History

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-287

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The WHIZZ WordPress plugin through 1.1.8 does not validate the password-reset key before updating a user's password, relying only on a nonce that is exposed to unauthenticated visitors, allowing attackers to set an arbitrary password for any user, including administrators, and fully take over their accounts.
Title WHIZZ <= 1.1.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Password Reset
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-11-06T06:00:25.263Z

Updated: 2026-11-06T06:00:25.263Z

Reserved: 2026-10-22T08:05:07.796Z

Link: CVE-2026-115230

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-06T06:16:40.270

Modified: 2026-11-06T06:16:40.270

Link: CVE-2026-115230

cve-icon Redhat

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