CVE-2026-14861: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in User Verification by PickPlugins
The User Verification by PickPlugins WordPress plugin up to version 2.0.47 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to resend verification emails for arbitrary users without proper authorization checks or binding the token to the targeted user. Exploitation can result in resetting users' email verification status and potentially locking them, including administrators, out of their accounts.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-14861 is an authorization bypass vulnerability in the User Verification by PickPlugins WordPress plugin through version 2.0.47. The plugin fails to verify that a request to resend a verification email is authorized for the supplied user and does not bind the protecting token to that user. This allows unauthenticated attackers to reset the email verification status of arbitrary users, including administrators, potentially locking them out of their accounts.
Potential Impact
An attacker can reset the email verification status of any user without authentication, including administrators. This can lead to denial of access for legitimate users by locking them out of their accounts through forced email verification resets.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround has been published at this time.
CVE-2026-14861: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in User Verification by PickPlugins
Description
The User Verification by PickPlugins WordPress plugin up to version 2.0.47 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to resend verification emails for arbitrary users without proper authorization checks or binding the token to the targeted user. Exploitation can result in resetting users' email verification status and potentially locking them, including administrators, out of their accounts.
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-14861 is an authorization bypass vulnerability in the User Verification by PickPlugins WordPress plugin through version 2.0.47. The plugin fails to verify that a request to resend a verification email is authorized for the supplied user and does not bind the protecting token to that user. This allows unauthenticated attackers to reset the email verification status of arbitrary users, including administrators, potentially locking them out of their accounts.
Potential Impact
An attacker can reset the email verification status of any user without authentication, including administrators. This can lead to denial of access for legitimate users by locking them out of their accounts through forced email verification resets.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround has been published at this time.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-06T12:35:54.647Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a854e91c6e8be033248b263
Added to database: 08/19/2026, 06:34:57 UTC
Last enriched: 08/19/2026, 07:11:55 UTC
Last updated: 08/19/2026, 07:43:32 UTC
Views: 3
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