# CVE-2023-35039: WordPress Password Reset with Code for WordPress REST API Plugin <= 0.0.15 is vulnerable to Broken Authentication

> Attackers can bypass authentication restrictions to abuse password reset functionality, potentially taking over user accounts.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-566f-j62v-7p4f

## What is CVE-2023-35039?

CVE-2023-35039 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Be Devious Web Development Password Reset with Code for WordPress REST API, published on 7 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Be Devious Web Development Password Reset with Code for WordPress REST API allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects Password Reset with Code for WordPress REST API: from n/a through 0.0.15.

Weakness: CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-35039?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bedevious Password Reset With Code for Wordpress Rest Api.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-35039?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-35039 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-35039 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-35039 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-35039 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-35039 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Be Devious Web Development Password Reset with Code for WordPress REST API, published on 7 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-35039 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Be Devious Web Development Password Reset with Code for WordPress REST API. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35039/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35039/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35039
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35039
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35039

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35039/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.