Account takeover via attacker-controlled password-reset key
Published Jan 29, 2026 · Updated Jan 29, 2026
Improper privilege management in LoginPress Custom Login Page Customizer before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to take over user accounts. The lost-password flow accepts an attacker-supplied user_pass value as the reset key, letting subsequent reset requests replace the named user's password without the emailed key. Exploitation requires public registration and the Custom Password Fields option to be enabled; knowing a username is enough to seize that account, including an administrator account.
Summary
What happened
Improper privilege management in LoginPress Custom Login Page Customizer before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to take over user accounts. The lost-password flow accepts an attacker-supplied user_pass value as the reset key, letting subsequent reset requests replace the named user's password without the emailed key. Exploitation requires public registration and the Custom Password Fields option to be enabled; knowing a username is enough to seize that account, including an administrator account.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-14975
- Published
- Jan 29, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 29, 2026
- Vendor
- LoginPress
- Product
- Custom Login Page Customizer
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1098
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 29, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.1.1 <2.5.4
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Public exploit references
- WPScan password-reset proof of conceptfunctional · validated
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