The Optional Email plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.11. This is due to the plugin not restricting its 'random_password' filter to registration contexts, allowing the filter to affect password reset key generation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to set a known password reset key when initiating a password reset, reset the password of any user including administrators, and gain access to their accounts.
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| Description | The Optional Email plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.11. This is due to the plugin not restricting its 'random_password' filter to registration contexts, allowing the filter to affect password reset key generation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to set a known password reset key when initiating a password reset, reset the password of any user including administrators, and gain access to their accounts. | |
| Title | Optional Email <= 1.3.11 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Account Takeover | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-639 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published:
Updated: 2026-01-07T16:17:43.019Z
Reserved: 2025-12-22T02:54:37.143Z
Link: CVE-2025-15018
Updated: 2026-01-07T16:17:39.680Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-01-07T12:16:58.540
Modified: 2026-01-08T18:08:54.147
Link: CVE-2025-15018
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-01-08T09:49:38Z