CVE-2026-14378

LOWCVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

The DevKit Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass Leading to Administrator Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.0 This is due to the `revert_switch` handler trusting the attacker-controlled `original_user_id` cookie as the privileged identity: `verify_nonce_and_capability()` incorrectly checks the `manage_options` capability on the user identified by the cookie rather than on the actual requester via `current_user_can()`, while the switch-back form and a valid session-bound nonce are emitted publicly via `wp_footer` to any visitor — including unauthenticated users — whenever that cookie is present. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to set the `original_user_id` cookie to any administrator's user ID, collect the rendered nonce, and POST it back to the `revert_switch` handler, causing `wp_set_auth_cookie()` to be called with the administrator's ID and granting the attacker a full administrator-level authenticated session and complete site takeover.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-287

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-10-02: 110-02
Full discourse1 post
  • Atlas Threat Monitoring@ThreatAtlas

    Unpatched vulnerabilities don't stay hidden on our atlas. #CVE CRITICAL VULNERABILITY DETECTED CVE ID → CVE-2026-14378 Vendor → Unknown Severity → Critical — CVSS 9.8 Product → Unknown Date → 2026-10-02 A critical vulnerability (Improper Authentication) has been disclosed affecting Unknown. Patch immediately. Powered by @Brandefense #ThreatIntel #CyberSecurity #CVE #Unknown

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