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CVE-2026-12417

SignUp & SignIn <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Weak Password Reset Validation via 'reset_activation_code' Leading to Account Takeover

9.8 Critical

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.

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

0.82%Up 0.4 points since Jun 24, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.8

SignUp & SignIn <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Weak Password Reset Validation via 'reset_activation_code' Leading to Account Takeover

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.

Record
CVE-2026-12417
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-640
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-38679 9.8

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.

Record
EUVD-2026-38679
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w6gx-c4x9-qjp2 9.8

The SignUp & SignIn plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via Weak Password...

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.

Record
GHSA-w6gx-c4x9-qjp2
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-640
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 9.8

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.

Record
CVE-2026-12417
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-640
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2026-12417 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Pravel Signup & Signin, published June 24, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.82%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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