What is CVE-2026-14557?

CVE-2026-14557 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Softmarket — Digital Marketplace, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-08-03.

How severe is CVE-2026-14557?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Softmarket — Digital Marketplace

CVE-2026-14557

The SoftMarket — Digital Marketplace WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not properly validate an authentication token in one branch of its email-verification flow, allowing unauthenticated attackers to obtain a valid session as any verified user by supplying only that user's ID.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.004 (32.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Unknown Softmarket — Digital Marketplace — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14557?: CVE-2026-14557 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Softmarket — Digital Marketplace, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-08-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-14557?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.