Password Reset with Code for WordPress REST API: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass
Password Reset with Code for WordPress REST API is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.
- Component
- Password Reset with Code for WordPress REST API
- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 18, 2025
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Sep 18, 2025 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Password Reset with Code for WordPress REST API to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Password Reset with Code for WordPress REST API WordPress plugin before 0.0.17 does not use cryptographically sound algorithms to generate OTP codes, potentially leading to account takeovers.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H