CVE-2026-14873
The Bulk Password Reset plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.3. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their details like arbitrary user passwords, including administrator passwords, to a known plugin-configured custom value, enabling full account takeover of the site. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change arbitrary user's email addresses, including administrators, and leverage that to reset the user's password and gain access to their account.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.23%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 13
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1203Exploitation for Client Executionexecution75 % - Impacto principal
T1098.002Additional Email Delegate Permissionspersistence · privilege escalation85 % - Impacto secundario
T1078Valid Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access80 %
UI:R + acceso autenticado (PR:L) → T1203 (ejecución en cliente/interacción usuario). Cambio de contraseñas y emails de cuentas (T1098.002) para takeover; acceso resultante a cuentas comprometidas (T1078).
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
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Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-862
Referencias
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bulk-password-reset/tags/1.3.3/bulk_password_reset.php#L44
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bulk-password-reset/tags/1.3.3/bulk_password_reset.php#L594
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bulk-password-reset/tags/1.3.3/bulk_password_reset.php#L659
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bulk-password-reset/tags/1.3.3/bulk_password_reset.php#L679
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/93237020-435f-41a6-bcca-fe7b605723ae?source=cve
JSON original (NVD)
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