CVE-2026-14557 SoftMarket <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Email Verification Bypass
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass email verification to take over any user account in the SoftMarket WordPress plugin.
- 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-2026-14557?
CVE-2026-14557 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown SoftMarket — Digital Marketplace, published on 3 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SoftMarket — Digital Marketplace WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not properly validate an authentication token in one branch of its email-verification flow, allowing unauthenticated attackers to obtain a valid session as any verified user by supplying only that user's ID.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14557?
How do I fix CVE-2026-14557?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14557 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-2026-14557 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14557 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6gxj-34hr-jj8j.