CVE-2026-115230: critical vulnerability in WHIZZ
WHIZZ <= 1.1.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Password Reset
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48Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Attendcvss 9.8epss 0.4%
The WHIZZ WordPress plugin through 1.1.8 does not validate the password-reset key before updating a user's password, relying only on a nonce that is exposed to unauthenticated visitors, allowing attackers to set an arbitrary password for any user, including administrators, and fully take over their accounts.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Unknown · WHIZZpublic PoCs found — 1
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