---
id: CVE-2025-15001
title: >-
  The FS Registration Password plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege
  escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1
summary: >-
  The FS Registration Password plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege
  escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1.
  This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to
  updati…
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-2025-15001'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/registration-password/tags/1.0.1/src/WP/Auth.php
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: 'https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3431651/registration-password'
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/22351b90-fc34-44ce-9241-4a0f01eb7b1c?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00416
epssPercentile: 0.33492
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/r00thex/CVE-2025-15001-Exploit'
  checkedAt: '2026-09-30T23:30:07.507Z'
exploitAvailable: true
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T23:29:32.546Z'
---

## Overview

The FS Registration Password plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. 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.