Ace User Management Plugin up to 2.0.3 on WordPress Password Reset Token password recovery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Ace User Management Plugin up to 2.0.3 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function of the component Password Reset Token Handler. The manipulation leads to password recovery. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-6027. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ace User Management Plugin up to 2.0.3 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Password Reset Token Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a password recovery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-640. The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Ace User Management WordPress plugin through 2.0.3 does not properly validate that a password reset token is associated with the user who requested it, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to reset the password of arbitrary accounts, including administrators.

The weakness was presented by aschoiloa1890. The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-6027 since 06/12/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/05/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Password recovery
CWE: CWE-640
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/12/2025 CVE reserved
11/05/2025 +146 days Advisory disclosed
11/05/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/05/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: aschoiloa1890
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-6027 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-6027
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-331253

Entryinfo

Created: 11/05/2025 07:55
Changes: 11/05/2025 07:55 (55)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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