CVE-2025-14996

CRITICAL

WordPress Default Registration Form <2.0.0 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

The AS Password Field In Default Registration Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/as-password-field-in-default-registration-form/tags/2.0.0/as-password-field-default-registration.php

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/061f022b-b922-4499-bb34-8ea91ba5ace3?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.0015

EPSS Percentile 34.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-639

Status published

Products (1)

aksharsoftsolutions/AS Password Field In Default Registration Form < 2.0.0

Published Jan 06, 2026

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026