CVE-2025-14998
CVSS 9.8 CriticalEPSS 0.1%
- CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published: 2026-01-02T03:15:50.940
The Branda plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.24. 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.
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How to fix CVE-2025-14998
CVE-2025-14998 is a critical severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.
Description: The Branda plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.24. 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 […]
Affected Versions:
❌ Vulnerable: ≤ 3.4.24
✅ Safe: ≥ 3.4.25
Exploit Difficulty: EASY
⏱️ Time to exploit: < 1 hour
🛠️ Required skills: Basic web security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: Likely available
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Verify version (vulnerable: ≤ 3.4.24)
- Update to ≥ 3.4.25 or later
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: The Branda plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.24. 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 […]
Affected Versions:
❌ Vulnerable: ≤ 3.4.24
✅ Safe: ≥ 3.4.25
Exploit Difficulty: EASY
⏱️ Time to exploit: < 1 hour
🛠️ Required skills: Basic web security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: Likely available
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Verify version (vulnerable: ≤ 3.4.24)
2 Immediate actions
- Update to ≥ 3.4.25 or later
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
EASY
Time to Exploit: < 1 hour
Skills Required: Basic web security knowledge
Public Exploits: Likely available
Affected Versions
Vulnerable: ≤ 3.4.24
Safe: ≥ 3.4.25
Vulnerability Timeline
Jan 02, 2026
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Jan 02, 2026
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