CVE-2026-119980: UsersWP <= 1.2.78 - Unauthenticated Account Access via Predictable Dummy User Pa

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A medium-severity improper authentication in UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP from stiofansisland. 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 18% of all known vulnerabilities).

Official description

The UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized account access via Use of Predictable Password in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.78 The vulnerability exists because `get_dummy_user_passowrd()` derives the shared password for all 25 built-in dummy user accounts as the first 15 characters of `substr(hash('SHA256', AUTH_KEY . site_url()), 0, 25)`, while the full 25-character value of that same hash is simultaneously embedded in the hidden `uwp_register_hash` field rendered on every registration form response — reachable without authentication via both the public `/register/` page and the `wp_ajax_nopriv_uwp_ajax_register_form` AJAX handler, even when user registration is disabled. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to recover the dummy user password directly from a single HTTP request and use it to authenticate as any of the 25 built-in dummy accounts (such as antawn, chynna, or kiki) through `wp-login.php`, potentially achieving privilege escalation if any dummy account holds an elevated role. Exploitation requires that an administrator has previously created dummy users via the plugin's Tools page.

Vendor	Product	Versions
stiofansisland	UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP	0 – through 1.2.78

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stiofansisland

UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP

0 – through 1.2.78

CVE-2026-119980UsersWP <= 1.2.78 - Unauthenticated Account Access via Predictable Dummy User Password Disclosed through Registration Form Hash

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