CVE-2026-113584
The placester WordPress plugin through 1.4.3 does not perform any capability, nonce or ownership…
- Risk score
- 64/100
- CVSS
- 9.8 v3.1
- Published
- 6 Nov 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- The placester WordPress plugin through 1.4.3 does not perform any capability, nonce or ownership check on an AJAX action that updates account details, allowing unauthenticated attackers to overwrite any user's email address, including an administrator's, and take over the account through the standard password-reset fl…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Amber
- CVSS 9.8 critical
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
Original description
The placester WordPress plugin through 1.4.3 does not perform any capability, nonce or ownership check on an AJAX action that updates account details, allowing unauthenticated attackers to overwrite any user's email address, including an administrator's, and take over the account through the standard password-reset flow.
Last activity 6 Nov 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.