CVE-2026-16261 (GCVE-0-2026-16261)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-02 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-02 06:00
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Huge IT Login <= 1.0.4 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover
Summary
The login-social WordPress plugin through 1.0.4 does not validate password-reset requests against a reset key or the requester's identity, and it issues authentication sessions from unverified third-party sign-in data, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset any user's password or log in as any existing account, including administrators, and take over the site.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/533f9347-e7cd-4a… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | login-social |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.0.4
(semver)
|
Credits
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Nomenclature
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