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 up to version 1.2.3 contains a critical vulnerability in its password recovery mechanism. The plugin does not properly validate user identity during password reset requests, 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 – Appointment Booking and Scheduler System WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 1.2.3). The weakness lies in improper validation during the password reset process, classified under CWE-640 (Weak Password Recovery Mechanism). An attacker can exploit this by resetting passwords for any user account without authentication, including administrative accounts, leading to full account takeover. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.8, reflecting network attack vector, no privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to reset passwords for arbitrary user accounts, including administrators, resulting in complete account takeover. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system and data managed by the plugin.
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, monitor for suspicious password reset activity, and consider disabling the plugin or replacing it with an alternative solution to prevent exploitation.
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 up to version 1.2.3 contains a critical vulnerability in its password recovery mechanism. The plugin does not properly validate user identity during password reset requests, 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
themetechmount
TrueBooker – Appointment Booking and Scheduler System
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-14364 is a critical vulnerability in the TrueBooker – Appointment Booking and Scheduler System WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 1.2.3). The weakness lies in improper validation during the password reset process, classified under CWE-640 (Weak Password Recovery Mechanism). An attacker can exploit this by resetting passwords for any user account without authentication, including administrative accounts, leading to full account takeover. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.8, reflecting network attack vector, no privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to reset passwords for arbitrary user accounts, including administrators, resulting in complete account takeover. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system and data managed by the plugin.
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, monitor for suspicious password reset activity, and consider disabling the plugin or replacing it with an alternative solution to prevent exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-01T19:21:51.226Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a75691dbf8831d539c9bdaa
Added to database: 08/07/2026, 05:11:57 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 16:03:30 UTC
Last updated: 09/21/2026, 22:01:32 UTC
Views: 59
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