{"id":"CVE-2026-9701","aliases":["EUVD-2026-42163","GHSA-qhrf-5rv2-gph8"],"status":"published","title":"Eventer \u003c= 4.4.2 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation","description":"The Eventer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an insecure password reset mechanism in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.2. The plugin stores a plaintext copy of the password reset key in the `eventer_verification_code` user meta field when a user requests a password reset. The plaintext key stored in `wp_usermeta` can be used with the plugin's custom reset action to set a new password for any user. Combined with another vulnerability such as SQL Injection (CVE-2026-9700), this makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract the plaintext reset key and take over any user account, including administrators. Note: The password reset function only works up to PHP version 7.4.","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":0.0048,"percentile":0.41728,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-289"],"published":"2026-07-08T04:30:50Z","modified":"2026-07-08T18:16:35Z","products":[{"vendor":"imithemes","product":"eventer"},{"vendor":"joe007","product":"eventer"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bc656765-1eac-4a96-99e9-c22d64984923?source=cve"},{"url":"https://codecanyon.net/item/eventer-wordpress-event-manager-plugin/20972534"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9701"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qhrf-5rv2-gph8"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-9701","title":"Eventer \u003c= 4.4.2 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation","description":"The Eventer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an insecure password reset mechanism in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.2. The plugin stores a plaintext copy of the password reset key in the `eventer_verification_code` user meta field when a user requests a password reset. The plaintext key stored in `wp_usermeta` can be used with the plugin's custom reset action to set a new password for any user. Combined with another vulnerability such as SQL Injection (CVE-2026-9700), this makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract the plaintext reset key and take over any user account, including administrators. Note: The password reset function only works up to PHP version 7.4.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-08T04:30:50.562Z","modified":"2026-07-08T17:10:20.94Z","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-289"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:42:26.790871Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-42163","description":"The Eventer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an insecure password reset mechanism in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.2. The plugin stores a plaintext copy of the password reset key in the `eventer_verification_code` user meta field when a user requests a password reset. The plaintext key stored in `wp_usermeta` can be used with the plugin's custom reset action to set a new password for any user. Combined with another vulnerability such as SQL Injection (CVE-2026-9700), this makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract the plaintext reset key and take over any user account, including administrators. Note: The password reset function only works up to PHP version 7.4.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-08T04:30:50Z","modified":"2026-07-08T17:10:20Z","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":"2026-11-02T18:20:10.095263Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-qhrf-5rv2-gph8","title":"The Eventer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an insecure password reset mechanism in all...","description":"The Eventer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an insecure password reset mechanism in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.2. The plugin stores a plaintext copy of the password reset key in the `eventer_verification_code` user meta field when a user requests a password reset. The plaintext key stored in `wp_usermeta` can be used with the plugin's custom reset action to set a new password for any user. Combined with another vulnerability such as SQL Injection (CVE-2026-9700), this makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract the plaintext reset key and take over any user account, including administrators. Note: The password reset function only works up to PHP version 7.4.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-08T06:31:35Z","modified":"2026-07-08T06:31:41Z","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-289"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:09:18.783285Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-9701","description":"The Eventer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an insecure password reset mechanism in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.2. The plugin stores a plaintext copy of the password reset key in the `eventer_verification_code` user meta field when a user requests a password reset. The plaintext key stored in `wp_usermeta` can be used with the plugin's custom reset action to set a new password for any user. Combined with another vulnerability such as SQL Injection (CVE-2026-9700), this makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract the plaintext reset key and take over any user account, including administrators. Note: The password reset function only works up to PHP version 7.4.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-08T05:16:28.977Z","modified":"2026-07-08T18:16:35.717Z","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-289"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:28.040501Z"}]}}