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CVE-2025-15018

CRITICAL 9.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
January 7, 2026
Last modified
October 7, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-639
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The Optional Email plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.11. This is due to the plugin not restricting its 'random_password' filter to registration contexts, allowing the filter to affect password reset key generation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to set a known password reset key when initiating a password reset, reset the password of any user including administrators, and gain access to their accounts.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • djanym Optional Email — Up to and including 1.3.11

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optional-email/tags/1.3.11/optional-email.php?marks=44,51#L44
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ff4243e9-cf72-40d5-bc7d-204426024a1d?source=cve
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record