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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Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Djanym
Djanym optional Email
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Djanym
Djanym optional Email
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:30:00 +0000

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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
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-07T16:17:43.019Z

Reserved: 2025-12-22T02:54:37.143Z

Link: CVE-2025-15018

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-07T16:17:39.680Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-07T12:16:58.540

Modified: 2026-01-07T12:16:58.540

Link: CVE-2025-15018

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-08T09:49:38Z

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