CVE-2024-51714 HIGH

CVE-2024-51714: WordPress User Password Reset plugin <= 1.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Techdabang
Product User Password Reset
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published November 9, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in techdabang User Password Reset user-password-reset allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects User Password Reset: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

User Password Reset versions 1.0 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in password reset functionality. An attacker can inject malicious scripts into password reset pages, which execute in users' browsers when they visit a reset link. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect multiple users across the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in users' browsers when they visit password reset pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users visiting password reset links could have sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or be redirected to phishing pages.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must trick a user into visiting a malicious password reset link; no authentication required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 9, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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