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      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "SignUp \u0026 SignIn",
          "vendor": "pravel",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "1.0.0",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "finder",
          "value": "Alyudin Nafiie"
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "The SignUp \u0026 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 \u2014 registered via `wp_ajax_nopriv_pravel_change_password` and therefore accessible to unauthenticated users \u2014 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\u0027s `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\u0027s 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."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "baseScore": 9.8,
            "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-640",
              "description": "CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-06-24T05:33:29.852Z",
        "orgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
        "shortName": "Wordfence"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c0a617fc-da3d-4828-b027-44093dd11769?source=cve"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/signup-signin/tags/1.0.0/lib/function.php#L229"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/signup-signin/tags/1.0.0/lib/function.php#L222"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/signup-signin/tags/1.0.0/lib/function.php#L38"
        }
      ],
      "timeline": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "time": "2026-06-23T16:37:27.000Z",
          "value": "Disclosed"
        }
      ],
      "title": "SignUp \u0026 SignIn \u003c= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Weak Password Reset Validation via \u0027reset_activation_code\u0027 Leading to Account Takeover"
    }
  },
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    "assignerOrgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
    "assignerShortName": "Wordfence",
    "cveId": "CVE-2026-12417",
    "datePublished": "2026-06-24T05:33:29.852Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-06-16T16:02:39.731Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-06-24T05:33:29.852Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
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