CVE-2021-24655

WP User Manager < 2.6.3 - Arbitrary User Password Reset to Account Compromise

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 17, 2022 at 10:35 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:40 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWP User Manager

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

The WP User Manager WordPress plugin before 2.6.3 does not ensure that the user ID to reset the password of is related to the reset key given. As a result, any authenticated user can reset the password (to an arbitrary value) of any user knowing only their ID, and gain access to their account.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.6.3
Affected range stops below 2.6.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-639

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