---
id: CVE-2025-14996
title: >-
  The AS Password Field In Default Registration Form plugin for WordPress is
  vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to,
  and including, 2.0.0
summary: >-
  The AS Password Field In Default Registration Form plugin for WordPress is
  vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to,
  and including, 2.0.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a
  user's id…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-639
published: '2026-01-06'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T23:10:00.237'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14996'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/as-password-field-in-default-registration-form/tags/2.0.0/as-password-field-default-registration.php
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/061f022b-b922-4499-bb34-8ea91ba5ace3?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0036
epssPercentile: 0.27427
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T23:29:32.545Z'
---

## Overview

The AS Password Field In Default Registration Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.