CVE-2025-14996 PUBLISHED

AS Password Field In Default Registration Form <= 2.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 20.12.2025 Published: 06.01.2026 Updated: 06.01.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.8

Product Status

Vendor aksharsoftsolutions
Product AS Password Field In Default Registration Form
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from * to 2.0.0 (incl.)

Credits

  • Drew Webber finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key CWE