What is CVE-2026-14309?

CVE-2026-14309 is a high-severity vulnerability in Chat On Desk Order Notifications, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-08-01.

How severe is CVE-2026-14309?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Chat On Desk Order Notifications

CVE-2026-14309

The Chat On Desk Order Notifications WordPress plugin before 1.0.9 does not verify that the one-time password has been validated before processing a password-reset request, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of arbitrary users, including administrators, and take over their accounts when SMS one-time-password password reset is enabled.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.002 (13.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Unknown Chat On Desk Order Notifications — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14309?: CVE-2026-14309 is a high-severity vulnerability in Chat On Desk Order Notifications, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-14309?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.