CVE-2025-14998 Auth bypass in Branda – White Label & Branding, Free Login Page Customizer
Unauthenticated attackers can change arbitrary user passwords, including administrators, to gain unauthorized access and escalate privileges.
- 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-2025-14998?
CVE-2025-14998 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in wpmudev Branda – White Label & Branding, Free Login Page Customizer, published on 2 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Branda plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.24. 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-2025-14998?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14998?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14998 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-2025-14998 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-14998 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pqf3-28pm-5446.