High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 17, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-24655

Description

The WP User Manager WordPress plugin before 2.6.3 does not ensure that the user ID to reset the password of is related to the reset key given. As a result, any authenticated user can reset the password (to an arbitrary value) of any user knowing only their ID, and gain access to their account.

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Affected products

Wpusermanager/Wp User Manager
cpe:2.3:a:wpusermanager:wp_user_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Range: <2.6.3
WordPress/Wp User Managercpe-rescue2 versions
(expand)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: <2.6.3
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-manager

Patches

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References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/cce03550-7f65-4172-819e-025755fb541fnvdExploitThird Party Advisory

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