CVE-2025-14998
Branda – White Label & Branding, Free Login Page Customizer <= 3.4.24 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
The Branda plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.24. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Branda – White Label & Branding, Free Login Page Customizer <= 3.4.24 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
The Branda plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.24. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.
- Record
CVE-2025-14998- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-0716
The Branda plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.24. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.
- Record
EUVD-2026-0716- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pqf3-28pm-5446
The Branda plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all...
The Branda plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.24. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.
- Record
GHSA-pqf3-28pm-5446- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The Branda plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.24. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.
- Record
CVE-2025-14998- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Branda WordPress plugin - Privilege Escalation | |
| PoC in GitHub | KTN1990/CVE-2025-14998 | 2026-01-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-14998 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Wpmudev Branda – White Label & Branding, Free Login Page Customizer, published January 2, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.87%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ae46be82-570f-4172-9c3f-746b894b84b9?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/branda-white-labeling/tags/3.4.24/inc/modules/login-screen/signup-password.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14998
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pqf3-28pm-5446