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CRITICAL

Eventer <= 4.4.2 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Published Jul 8, 2026

Description

The Eventer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an insecure password reset mechanism in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.2. The plugin stores a plaintext copy of the password reset key in the `eventer_verification_code` user meta field when a user requests a password reset. The plaintext key stored in `wp_usermeta` can be used with the plugin's custom reset action to set a new password for any user. Combined with another vulnerability such as SQL Injection (CVE-2026-9700), this makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract the plaintext reset key and take over any user account, including administrators. Note: The password reset function only works up to PHP version 7.4.

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Remediation

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Wordfence
Published Jul 8, 2026
Updated Jul 8, 2026
Reserved May 27, 2026
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Jul 8, 2026
NVD
Status Deferred
Modified Jul 8, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a