9.8
/ 10
CRITICAL
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.
AI Analysis
Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Account Takeover via the 'random_password' filter
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2025-15018
Source
Wordfence
Published
Jan 7, 2026 at 08:21
Affected Product
Vendor
djanym
Product
Optional Email
Version
*
Affected Versions
djanym Optional Email *
CWE Classification
AI Assessment
AI Score
9.8 / 10
AI Severity
Critical
Vendor
djanym
Product
Optional Email
Version
1.3.11