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This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply an arbitrary user ID via the `reset_user_id` POST parameter, bypass the activation code check entirely by omitting `reset_activation_code`, and set the target account's password to an attacker-chosen value, enabling full takeover of any account on the site, including administrator accounts.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00673,"percentile":0.52386,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-640"],"published":"2026-06-24T05:33:30Z","modified":"2026-06-25T14:16:36Z","exploits":[{"source":"pocgithub","id":"Nxploited/CVE-2026-12416-CVE-2026-12417","title":"Nxploited/CVE-2026-12416-CVE-2026-12417","date":"2026-06-24","url":"https://github.com/Nxploited/CVE-2026-12416-CVE-2026-12417"}],"products":[{"vendor":"pravel","product":"invoice generator"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cc0fbe84-e455-4e62-9c48-49340d08f81d?source=cve"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/invoice-creator/tags/1.0.0/lib/user-manage-function.php#L303"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/invoice-creator/tags/1.0.0/lib/user-manage-function.php#L296"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/invoice-creator/tags/1.0.0/lib/user-manage-function.php#L52"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12416"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5656-6hgp-4v5v"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-12416","title":"Invoice Generator \u003c= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Weak Password Reset Validation via 'reset_user_id' Parameter","description":"The Invoice Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Account Takeover via Password Reset in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. 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This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply an arbitrary user ID via the `reset_user_id` POST parameter, bypass the activation code check entirely by omitting `reset_activation_code`, and set the target account's password to an attacker-chosen value, enabling full takeover of any account on the site, including administrator accounts.","status":"published","published":"2026-06-24T05:33:30.208Z","modified":"2026-06-25T13:31:17.768Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-640"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:19:48.461833Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-38680","description":"The Invoice Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Account Takeover via Password Reset in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. 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This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply an arbitrary user ID via the `reset_user_id` POST parameter, bypass the activation code check entirely by omitting `reset_activation_code`, and set the target account's password to an attacker-chosen value, enabling full takeover of any account on the site, including administrator accounts.","status":"published","published":"2026-06-24T05:33:30Z","modified":"2026-06-25T13:31:17Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:20:29.213001Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-5656-6hgp-4v5v","title":"The Invoice Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Account Takeover via Password Reset...","description":"The Invoice Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Account Takeover via Password Reset in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. 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This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply an arbitrary user ID via the `reset_user_id` POST parameter, bypass the activation code check entirely by omitting `reset_activation_code`, and set the target account's password to an attacker-chosen value, enabling full takeover of any account on the site, including administrator accounts.","status":"published","published":"2026-06-24T09:30:45Z","modified":"2026-06-24T09:30:46Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-640"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:08:57.478089Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-12416","description":"The Invoice Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Account Takeover via Password Reset in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. 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This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply an arbitrary user ID via the `reset_user_id` POST parameter, bypass the activation code check entirely by omitting `reset_activation_code`, and set the target account's password to an attacker-chosen value, enabling full takeover of any account on the site, including administrator accounts.","status":"published","published":"2026-06-24T07:16:26.767Z","modified":"2026-06-25T14:16:36.007Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-640"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:25.288279Z"}]}}