Auth bypass in User Verification By Pickplugins

CVE-2026-14861

The User Verification by PickPlugins WordPress plugin through 2.0.47 does not verify that a request to resend a verification email is authorized to act on the supplied user, nor bind the protecting token to that user, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset arbitrary users' email-verification status and lock them, including administrators, out of their accounts.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (36.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-14861: held from 0.003 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001

Affected products

  • User Verification By Pickplugins

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14861?
CVE-2026-14861 is a high-severity vulnerability in User Verification By Pickplugins, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-14861?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.