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CVE-2026-126173

AutomatorWP Pro Webhooks addon <= 1.4.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Password Reset / Account Takeover via Webhook with 'Is the user ID' Field

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2026-11-14
  • WeaknessCWE-862

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Description

The AutomatorWP Pro plugin for WordPress' webhook addon is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.4. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of any WordPress account, including administrators, resulting in full account takeover. This is only exploitable when an administrator has configured an automation pairing a Receive Webhook trigger — with an 'Is the user ID' field — to an Update-User action whose User ID field is left blank and whose Password field is mapped to the webhook password tag, which is a documented, supported plugin configuration.

Timeline

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  1. 2026-11-1404:46CVE publishedCNA

Versions per branch

Products declared by the CNA

As Wordfence, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written. NVD lists no product for this CVE yet: this is the only product data so far.

  • AutomatorWP Webhooksother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≤ 1.4.4no fix statedsemver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-11-14

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2026-126173 yet.

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CNACVSS 3.19.82026-11-14
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-11-14
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-8622026-11-14
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-862read 2026-11-14
  • GitHub Advisoriesadvisory—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2026-11-14
Last Modified
2026-11-14
NVD status
Deferred
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-4c36-pqmf-xhhf

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-126173?

The AutomatorWP Pro plugin for WordPress' webhook addon is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.4. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of any WordPress account, including administrators, resulting in full account takeover. This is only exploitable when an administrator has configured an automation pairing a Receive Webhook trigger — with an 'Is the user ID' field — to an Update-User action whose User ID field is left blank and whose Password field is mapped to the webhook password tag, which is a documented, supported plugin configuration.

Is CVE-2026-126173 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-126173 has not been confirmed.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-126173?

CVE-2026-126173 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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