Description
The User Verification by PickPlugins WordPress plugin through 2.0.47 does not verify that a request to resend a verification email is authorized to act on the supplied user, nor bind the protecting token to that user, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset arbitrary users' email-verification status and lock them, including administrators, out of their accounts.
Published: 2026-08-19
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-639
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

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

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The User Verification by PickPlugins WordPress plugin through 2.0.47 does not verify that a request to resend a verification email is authorized to act on the supplied user, nor bind the protecting token to that user, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset arbitrary users' email-verification status and lock them, including administrators, out of their accounts.
Title User Verification <= 2.0.47 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Account Lockout via IDOR
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T13:15:28.942Z

Reserved: 2026-07-06T12:35:54.647Z

Link: CVE-2026-14861

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-19T13:15:24.587Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-19T06:17:34.067

Modified: 2026-08-19T14:17:26.173

Link: CVE-2026-14861

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-639

    Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key