WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
WHIZZ <= 1.1.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Password Reset
Description
The plugin 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.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
No known fix References
CVE
Classification
Type
PRIVESC
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Muni Nitish Kumar Yaddala
Submitter
Muni Nitish Kumar Yaddala
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-11-03 (about 3 days ago)
Added
2026-11-03 (about 2 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-11-05 (about 7 hours ago)
