CVE-2026-18468Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated account takeover via client-keyed reset state

Published Aug 10, 2026 · Updated Aug 10, 2026

Improper authentication in XootiX Login & Register Forms 3.2.5 through 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to take over user accounts. The password-reset workflow keys verified state only to a client-supplied address header, does not bind it to the account or verifier, and leaves it reusable for 24 hours after a password change. Exploitation requires non-default verification-code reset mode, a recently verified victim, and knowledge of the victim's address string; successful reuse changes that account's password, including an administrator's.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authentication in XootiX Login & Register Forms 3.2.5 through 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to take over user accounts. The password-reset workflow keys verified state only to a client-supplied address header, does not bind it to the account or verifier, and leaves it reusable for 24 hours after a password change. Exploitation requires non-default verification-code reset mode, a recently verified victim, and knowledge of the victim's address string; successful reuse changes that account's password, including an administrator's.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-18468
Published
Aug 10, 2026
Updated
Aug 10, 2026
Vendor
XootiX
Product
Login & Register Forms – Popup, Slider, Profile & WooCommerce
Classifications
CWE-287, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.2.5 <4.0.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

XootiX · Login & Register Forms – Popup, Slider, Profile & WooCommerceversion=3.2.5 <4.0.2

Published CVSS scores

8.1WPScanCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-287Improper Authentication
T1098Account Manipulation

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