Vulnerability · Published Jan 7, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2025-15018Optional Email <= 1.3.11 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Account Takeover

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Optional Email from djanym. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Optional Email plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.11. This is due to the plugin not restricting its 'random_password' filter to registration contexts, allowing the filter to affect password reset key generation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to set a known password reset key when initiating a password reset, reset the password of any user including administrators, and gain access to their accounts.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
djanym	Optional Email	0 – through 1.3.11

Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Official description

Affected products (as reported)

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