CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-14378

CriticalCVSS 9.8
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The DevKit Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass Leading to Administrator Account Takeover in all versions up to and including 2.3.0. The revert_switch handler trusts the attacker-controlled original_user_id cookie as the privileged identity, and the nonce and capability check is performed on that cookie instead of the actual requester.

Risk Assessment

An unauthenticated attacker can set the original_user_id cookie to an administrator's ID, collect the nonce, and gain a full administrator session, leading to complete site takeover.

Recommendation

Update the DevKit Pro plugin to the latest version and review logs for unauthorized administrator sessions.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The DevKit Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass Leading to Administrator Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.0 This is due to the `revert_switch` handler trusting the attacker-controlled `original_user_id` cookie as the privileged identity: `verify_nonce_and_capability()` incorrectly checks the `manage_options` capability on the user identified by the cookie rather than on the actual requester via `current_user_can()`, while the switch-back form and a valid session-bound nonce are emitted publicly via `wp_footer` to any visitor — including unauthenticated users — whenever that cookie is present. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to set the `original_user_id` cookie to any administrator's user ID, collect the rendered nonce, and POST it back to the `revert_switch` handler, causing `wp_set_auth_cookie()` to be called with the administrator's ID and granting the attacker a full administrator-level authenticated session and complete site takeover.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS