CVE-2026-16261

Estado: AplazadaAlta (7.5)—

The login-social WordPress plugin through 1.0.4 does not validate password-reset requests against a reset key or the requester's identity, and it issues authentication sessions from unverified third-party sign-in data, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset any user's password or log in as any existing account, including administrators, and take over the site.

CVSS

Versión: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Puntuación base: 7.5

Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.55%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 44
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.

ExplotaciónT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access85 %
Impacto principalT1078 Valid Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access90 %
Impacto secundarioT1098 Account Manipulationpersistence · privilege escalation75 %

Plugin WordPress sin validación de solicitudes de reset (CWE-287), acceso red sin autenticación (AV:N/PR:N) permite tomar control de cuentas incluido admin; T1190 por aplicación expuesta, T1078 por acceso con credenciales válidas, T1098 por manipulación de cuentas existentes.

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.

🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas

Privileged Account Management User Account Management Network Segmentation Multi-factor Authentication Application Developer Guidance Active Directory Configuration

Tecnologías afectadas (1)

⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.

CWE

CWE-287

Referencias

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/533f9347-e7cd-4a86-8cb5-f6d4aaaf4dd1/

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