CRITICAL 9.8 NVD

CVE-2026-113584

The placester WordPress plugin through 1.4.3 does not perform any capability, nonce or ownership check on an AJAX action that updates account details, allowing

The placester WordPress plugin through 1.4.3 does not perform any capability, nonce or ownership check on an AJAX action that updates account details, allowing unauthenticated attackers to overwrite any user's email address, including an administrator's, and take over the account through the standard password-reset flow.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f8261325-51d6-477e-af17-11b6de10c232/

Published: 2026-11-06 · Source: NVD · Feed updated: 2026-11-07

This critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 was published on 2026-11-06 via NVD.

Risk Timeline

CVE Disclosed2026-11-06 · 0 days ago

Remediation Resources

Official Advisory

wpscan.com/vulnerability/f8261325-51d6-477e-af17-11b6de10c232/

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