CVE-2026-12417
Description
The SignUp & SignIn plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via Weak Password Reset Validation leading to Account Takeover in versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. This is due to the `pravel_change_password()` AJAX handler — registered via `wp_ajax_nopriv_pravel_change_password` and therefore accessible to unauthenticated users — performing no nonce verification, no capability check, and only a loose equality check between an attacker-supplied `reset_activation_code` POST parameter and the target user's `forgot_email` user meta value; when a user has never initiated a password reset, `get_user_meta()` returns an empty string that trivially satisfies this check against an omitted or empty attacker-supplied code. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the password of any WordPress user, including administrators, by sending a crafted POST request to `admin-ajax.php` with `action=pravel_change_password`, `reset_user_id` set to the target account's user ID, and `new_password_custom` set to an attacker-chosen password. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to authenticate with the newly set password and fully take over the targeted account, achieving administrator-level privilege escalation on the affected site.
Affected WordPress components
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signup-signin Plugin · signup-signinUp to and including 1.0.0View on WordPress.org
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
- pravel SignUp & SignIn — Up to and including 1.0.0
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/signup-signin/tags/1.0.0/lib/function.php#L222
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/signup-signin/tags/1.0.0/lib/function.php#L229
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/signup-signin/tags/1.0.0/lib/function.php#L38
- www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c0a617fc-da3d-4828-b027-44093dd11769?source=cve
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record