CVE-2021-24655
WP User Manager < 2.6.3 - Arbitrary User Password Reset to Account Compromise
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-24655- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
WP User Manager < 2.6.3 - Arbitrary User Password Reset to Account Compromise
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-24655- Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-11567 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2021-11567- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x6w7-v4jh-m22f
The WP User Manager WordPress plugin before 2.6.3 does not ensure that the user ID to reset the...
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.
- Record
GHSA-x6w7-v4jh-m22f- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-24655 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Wpusermanager Wp User Manager, published July 17, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.03%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.