CVE-2026-14861 User Verification <= 2.0.47 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Account Lockout via IDOR
Unauthenticated attackers can lock arbitrary users, including administrators, out of their accounts by exploiting an IDOR flaw in the email verification process.
- 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-2026-14861?
CVE-2026-14861 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown User Verification by PickPlugins, published on 19 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The User Verification by PickPlugins WordPress plugin through 2.0.47 does not verify that a request to resend a verification email is authorized to act on the supplied user, nor bind the protecting token to that user, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset arbitrary users' email-verification status and lock them, including administrators, out of their accounts.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14861?
How do I fix CVE-2026-14861?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14861 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-14861 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14861 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-949g-m8mp-8cx7.