Custom Login Page Customizer <= 2.5.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Password Reset

2026-01-08 00:00

Drew Webber (mcdruid)

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.5.4

Affected PluginCustom Login Page Customizer

Affected Version<= 2.5.3

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2025-14975

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Vulnerability Overview

The Custom Login Page Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.3. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.5.4, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14975 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d5209e18-894e-46fa-9eb1-11016ef41104

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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