CVE-2025-14996 AS Password Field In Default Registration Form <= 2.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
Unauthenticated attackers can change arbitrary user passwords, including administrators, to gain unauthorized access due to missing identity validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-14996?
CVE-2025-14996 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in aksharsoftsolutions AS Password Field In Default Registration Form, published on 6 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The AS Password Field In Default Registration Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14996?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14996?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-14996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7fc4-wq7j-5wjr.