CVE-2026-12981 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Cafehaus	Cafehaus Api
Wordpress	Wordpress

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References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/79fa8b91-f88e-4249-9f17-9e98e879f6fa/

History

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Cafehaus Cafehaus cafehaus Api Wordpress Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products		Cafehaus Cafehaus cafehaus Api Wordpress Wordpress wordpress

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-269
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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.
Title		CAFEHAUS API <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Password Reset
References		https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/79fa8b91-f88e-4249-9f17-9e98e879f6fa/

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-07-24T06:00:03.207Z

Updated: 2026-07-24T19:40:55.809Z

Reserved: 2026-06-23T11:34:58.155Z

Link: CVE-2026-12981

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-24T19:40:41.049Z

NVD

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Redhat

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