Description
Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability in Gilblas Ngunte Possi PSW Front-end Login & Registration psw-login-and-registration allows Password Recovery Exploitation.This issue affects PSW Front-end Login & Registration: from n/a through <= 1.13.
Published: 2025-05-23
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 21.9% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The PSW Front‑end Login & Registration plugin has a weak password recovery mechanism. An attacker can trigger the recovery flow and reset any user’s password without proper authentication, effectively bypassing the plugin’s intended security controls. This flaw permits unauthorized access to the WordPress site and its sensitive data.

Affected Systems

Any WordPress installation that has the PSW Front‑end Login & Registration plugin version 1.13 or earlier. The plugin is developed by Gilblas Ngunte Possi under the codename PSW Front‑end Login & Registration.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability is scored 9.8 on the CVSS 3.1 scale, indicating critical severity. The EPSS score of 22 % shows a high probability of exploitation. It is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. An attacker can exploit the flaw via the publicly accessible password recovery page by submitting a recovery request for any user. No special privileges or privileged code execution are required to use the vulnerability.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on June 18, 2026 at 06:58 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest available patch or version of the PSW Front‑end Login & Registration plugin to fix the password recovery flaw.
  • If a patch is not yet available, disable the password recovery feature in the plugin settings to prevent exploitation.
  • Enforce the use of strong, unique passwords for all accounts and reset passwords immediately if suspicious activity is suspected.
  • Implement two‑factor authentication for administrative accounts to add an extra security layer.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on June 18, 2026 at 06:58 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-28110 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability in Gilblas Ngunte Possi PSW Front-end Login &amp; Registration allows Password Recovery Exploitation. This issue affects PSW Front-end Login &amp; Registration: from n/a through 1.13.
History

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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'}

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability in Gilblas Ngunte Possi PSW Front-end Login &amp; Registration psw-login-and-registration allows Password Recovery Exploitation.This issue affects PSW Front-end Login &amp; Registration: from n/a through <= 1.13. Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability in Gilblas Ngunte Possi PSW Front-end Login & Registration psw-login-and-registration allows Password Recovery Exploitation.This issue affects PSW Front-end Login & Registration: from n/a through <= 1.13.

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability in Gilblas Ngunte Possi PSW Front-end Login &amp; Registration allows Password Recovery Exploitation. This issue affects PSW Front-end Login &amp; Registration: from n/a through 1.13. Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability in Gilblas Ngunte Possi PSW Front-end Login &amp; Registration psw-login-and-registration allows Password Recovery Exploitation.This issue affects PSW Front-end Login &amp; Registration: from n/a through <= 1.13.
Title WordPress PSW Front-end Login & Registration <= 1.13 - Broken Authentication Vulnerability WordPress PSW Front-end Login & Registration plugin <= 1.13 - Broken Authentication Vulnerability
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'}

Fri, 23 May 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Fri, 23 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability in Gilblas Ngunte Possi PSW Front-end Login &amp; Registration allows Password Recovery Exploitation. This issue affects PSW Front-end Login &amp; Registration: from n/a through 1.13.
Title WordPress PSW Front-end Login & Registration <= 1.13 - Broken Authentication Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-640
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'}

Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-29T09:51:55.265Z

Reserved: 2025-05-07T10:45:05.653Z

Link: CVE-2025-47646

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-05-23T17:03:09.308Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-05-23T13:15:41.907

Modified: 2026-06-17T09:28:27.743

Link: CVE-2025-47646

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-18T07:00:16Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-640

    Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password