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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2026-12981

The CAFEHAUS API WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not have any authentication or authorisation when updating user passwords, allowing unauthenticated attackers to set the password of any user, including administrators, and fully take over their…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.30%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The CAFEHAUS API WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not have any authentication or authorisation when updating user passwords, allowing unauthenticated attackers to set the password of any user, including administrators, and fully take over their accounts.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.30% probability · 23th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-269
Source
contact@wpscan.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.