CVE-2026-14364: CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in themetechmount TrueBooker – Appointment Booking and Scheduler System
The TrueBooker – Appointment Booking and Scheduler System WordPress plugin contains a critical vulnerability in its password recovery mechanism. Versions up to and including 1.2.3 do not properly validate user identity during password reset, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset passwords of arbitrary accounts, including administrators. This flaw enables account takeover with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-14364 is a critical vulnerability in the TrueBooker WordPress plugin that arises from improper validation during the password reset process. The plugin fails to verify the identity of users requesting password resets, enabling unauthenticated attackers to reset passwords for any user account, including those with administrative privileges. This vulnerability is classified under CWE-640 (Weak Password Recovery Mechanism) and affects all versions up to and including 1.2.3. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 9.8, reflecting its critical severity with network attack vector, no privileges required, no user interaction, and full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can reset the password of any user account without authentication, including administrator accounts. This leads to complete account takeover, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification of site content or settings, and potential disruption of service. The vulnerability compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict access to the password reset functionality if possible and monitor for suspicious activity related to password resets. Avoid using affected versions in production environments where possible.
CVE-2026-14364: CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in themetechmount TrueBooker – Appointment Booking and Scheduler System
Description
The TrueBooker – Appointment Booking and Scheduler System WordPress plugin contains a critical vulnerability in its password recovery mechanism. Versions up to and including 1.2.3 do not properly validate user identity during password reset, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset passwords of arbitrary accounts, including administrators. This flaw enables account takeover with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-14364 is a critical vulnerability in the TrueBooker WordPress plugin that arises from improper validation during the password reset process. The plugin fails to verify the identity of users requesting password resets, enabling unauthenticated attackers to reset passwords for any user account, including those with administrative privileges. This vulnerability is classified under CWE-640 (Weak Password Recovery Mechanism) and affects all versions up to and including 1.2.3. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 9.8, reflecting its critical severity with network attack vector, no privileges required, no user interaction, and full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can reset the password of any user account without authentication, including administrator accounts. This leads to complete account takeover, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification of site content or settings, and potential disruption of service. The vulnerability compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict access to the password reset functionality if possible and monitor for suspicious activity related to password resets. Avoid using affected versions in production environments where possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-01T19:21:51.226Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a75691dbf8831d539c9bdaa
Added to database: 08/07/2026, 05:11:57 UTC
Last enriched: 08/07/2026, 05:56:04 UTC
Last updated: 08/07/2026, 05:56:04 UTC
Views: 4
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