CVE-2026-16299

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-287 Authentication Issues

Publication date:

10/08/2026

Last modified:

11/08/2026

Description

The Single Sign On For TNG WordPress plugin before 2.2.0 does not properly validate a password reset request, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of arbitrary users, including administrators, which could lead to a full site takeover.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.80 CRITICAL
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x

9.80

Severity 3.x

CRITICAL

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/06532a5a-ad34-421e-81e3-b4e44e8023ab/