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This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to set the `original_user_id` cookie to any administrator's user ID, collect the rendered nonce, and POST it back to the `revert_switch` handler, causing `wp_set_auth_cookie()` to be called with the administrator's ID and granting the attacker a full administrator-level authenticated session and complete site takeover.","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":"2026-11-11","score":0.00691,"percentile":0.53261,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-287"],"published":"2026-10-02T03:38:46Z","modified":"2026-10-03T16:16:36Z","exploits":[{"source":"pocgithub","id":"anoxhunterdump-ctrl/CVE-2026-14378-DevKit-Pro-Auth-Bypass","title":"anoxhunterdump-ctrl/CVE-2026-14378-DevKit-Pro-Auth-Bypass","date":"2026-10-02","url":"https://github.com/anoxhunterdump-ctrl/CVE-2026-14378-DevKit-Pro-Auth-Bypass"},{"source":"pocgithub","id":"murrez/CVE-2026-14378","title":"murrez/CVE-2026-14378","date":"2026-10-02","url":"https://github.com/murrez/CVE-2026-14378"}],"products":[{"vendor":"dplugins","product":"devkit pro"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2ab3986a-69e0-442f-8e79-35b1bc5376d9?source=cve"},{"url":"https://docs.dplugins.com/devkit/changelog"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14378"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xwfv-9j83-wfj7"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-14378","title":"DevKit Pro \u003c= 2.3.0 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass to Administrator Account Takeover via 'original_user_id' Cookie in Frontend Revert Switch Flow","description":"The DevKit Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass Leading to Administrator Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.0 This is due to the `revert_switch` handler trusting the attacker-controlled `original_user_id` cookie as the privileged identity: `verify_nonce_and_capability()` incorrectly checks the `manage_options` capability on the user identified by the cookie rather than on the actual requester via `current_user_can()`, while the switch-back form and a valid session-bound nonce are emitted publicly via `wp_footer` to any visitor — including unauthenticated users — whenever that cookie is present. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to set the `original_user_id` cookie to any administrator's user ID, collect the rendered nonce, and POST it back to the `revert_switch` handler, causing `wp_set_auth_cookie()` to be called with the administrator's ID and granting the attacker a full administrator-level authenticated session and complete site takeover.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-02T03:38:46.144Z","modified":"2026-10-03T15:42:51.202Z","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-287"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:38:32.13011Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-91165","description":"The DevKit Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass Leading to Administrator Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.0 This is due to the `revert_switch` handler trusting the attacker-controlled `original_user_id` cookie as the privileged identity: `verify_nonce_and_capability()` incorrectly checks the `manage_options` capability on the user identified by the cookie rather than on the actual requester via `current_user_can()`, while the switch-back form and a valid session-bound nonce are emitted publicly via `wp_footer` to any visitor — including unauthenticated users — whenever that cookie is present. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to set the `original_user_id` cookie to any administrator's user ID, collect the rendered nonce, and POST it back to the `revert_switch` handler, causing `wp_set_auth_cookie()` to be called with the administrator's ID and granting the attacker a full administrator-level authenticated session and complete site takeover.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-02T03:38:46Z","modified":"2026-10-03T15:42:51Z","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":"2026-11-02T17:27:40.640907Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-xwfv-9j83-wfj7","title":"The DevKit Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass Leading to...","description":"The DevKit Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass Leading to Administrator Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.0 This is due to the `revert_switch` handler trusting the attacker-controlled `original_user_id` cookie as the privileged identity: `verify_nonce_and_capability()` incorrectly checks the `manage_options` capability on the user identified by the cookie rather than on the actual requester via `current_user_can()`, while the switch-back form and a valid session-bound nonce are emitted publicly via `wp_footer` to any visitor — including unauthenticated users — whenever that cookie is present. 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