CVE-2026-14559: CWE-287 Improper Authentication in teddy-bear-customize-addon
The teddy-bear-customize-addon WordPress plugin through 1.0.5 does not verify a user's password before authenticating them, allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in as any registered user, including administrators, by supplying only that user's email address.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-14559 is an improper authentication vulnerability (CWE-287) in the teddy-bear-customize-addon WordPress plugin through version 1.0.5. The flaw arises because the plugin fails to verify a user's password before authenticating them, enabling attackers to bypass authentication by providing only a valid registered user's email address. This allows unauthorized login as any user, including administrators.
Potential Impact
An attacker can gain unauthorized access to any registered user account, including administrator accounts, without knowing the user's password. This can lead to full site compromise, unauthorized changes, data exposure, or other administrative actions.
Mitigation Recommendations
No patch or official fix is currently documented. Users should avoid using affected versions (<=1.0.5) of the teddy-bear-customize-addon plugin until a fix is released. Monitor the vendor or plugin repository for updates addressing this authentication flaw.
CVE-2026-14559: CWE-287 Improper Authentication in teddy-bear-customize-addon
Description
The teddy-bear-customize-addon WordPress plugin through 1.0.5 does not verify a user's password before authenticating them, allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in as any registered user, including administrators, by supplying only that user's email address.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
teddy-bear-customize-addon
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-14559 is an improper authentication vulnerability (CWE-287) in the teddy-bear-customize-addon WordPress plugin through version 1.0.5. The flaw arises because the plugin fails to verify a user's password before authenticating them, enabling attackers to bypass authentication by providing only a valid registered user's email address. This allows unauthorized login as any user, including administrators.
Potential Impact
An attacker can gain unauthorized access to any registered user account, including administrator accounts, without knowing the user's password. This can lead to full site compromise, unauthorized changes, data exposure, or other administrative actions.
Mitigation Recommendations
No patch or official fix is currently documented. Users should avoid using affected versions (<=1.0.5) of the teddy-bear-customize-addon plugin until a fix is released. Monitor the vendor or plugin repository for updates addressing this authentication flaw.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-03T09:47:23.295Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa3a07a91cc7f3848c78c3f
Added to database: 09/11/2026, 06:32:26 UTC
Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 07:02:46 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:23:26 UTC
Views: 14
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