What is CVE-2025-14998?

CVE-2025-14998 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpmudev Branda – White Label & Branding, Free Login Page Customizer, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-01-02.

How severe is CVE-2025-14998?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-14998 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Wpmudev Branda – White Label & Branding, Free Login Page Customizer

CVE-2025-14998

The Branda plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.24. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password…

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.005 (41.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Wpmudev Branda – White Label & Branding, Free Login Page Customizer — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Public proof-of-concept exploits

KTN1990/CVE-2025-14998

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-14998?: CVE-2025-14998 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpmudev Branda – White Label & Branding, Free Login Page Customizer, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2025-14998?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-14998 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.