CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-9701
The Eventer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an insecure password reset mechanism in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.2. The plugin stores a plaintext copy of the password reset key in the `eventer_verification_code` user meta field when a user requests a password reset. The plaintext key stored in `wp_usermeta` can be used with the plugin's custom reset action to set a new password for any user. Combined with another vulnerability such as SQL Injection (CVE-2026-9700), this makes it
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Eventer","vendor":"joe007","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"4.4.2","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-289","description":"CWE-289 Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5ebf9a470e08ee2ce9ce0e2d89c68fa18de9c87d5fbe04799cdb7f2697bffd89 · sha256:7eb3b82884de930c… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"url":"https://codecanyon.net/item/eventer-wordpress-event-manager-plugin/20972534"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5ebf9a470e08ee2ce9ce0e2d89c68fa18de9c87d5fbe04799cdb7f2697bffd89 · sha256:7eb3b82884de930c… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bc656765-1eac-4a96-99e9-c22d64984923?source=cve"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5ebf9a470e08ee2ce9ce0e2d89c68fa18de9c87d5fbe04799cdb7f2697bffd89 · sha256:7eb3b82884de930c… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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