CVE-2026-9701

Summary

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 possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract the plaintext reset key and take over any user account, including administrators. Note: The password reset function only works up to PHP version 7.4.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
joe007Eventer0 <= 4.4.2affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-289: CWE-289 Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: yes
    • Technical Impact: total

References