{"id":"CVE-2026-115230","title":"WHIZZ <= 1.1.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Password Reset","summary":"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…","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"adp","cwe":["CWE-269"],"product":"WHIZZ","affected":["WHIZZ <= 1.1.8"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-11-06T11:47:50.483407Z"},"published":"2026-11-06","updated":"2026-11-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-06T12:00:39.771Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-115230","references":[{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8d4eeaf3-966d-4606-8e7e-326272f0d360/"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-11-06T06:46:27.281Z","epss":0.0042,"epssPercentile":0.36555,"slug":"CVE-2026-115230","body":"## Overview\n\nThe 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `WHIZZ <= 1.1.8`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":54,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":53.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":235114,"id":"CVE-2026-115230","ts":1793969520248,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"9.8"},{"seq":235113,"id":"CVE-2026-115230","ts":1793969520248,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"critical"}]}