Vulnerability · Published Aug 19, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2026-14861User Verification <= 2.0.47 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Account Lockout via IDOR

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in User Verification by PickPlugins from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The User Verification by PickPlugins WordPress plugin through 2.0.47 does not verify that a request to resend a verification email is authorized to act on the supplied user, nor bind the protecting token to that user, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset arbitrary users' email-verification status and lock them, including administrators, out of their accounts.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	User Verification by PickPlugins	0 – through 2.0.47

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

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4dff3634-4b4f-48e2-a8c9-dda7e2b682fd/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description