Vuln Signal Radar
public-safe defensive signal
HIGHpublic-safe

CVE-2026-12981

NVD: The CAFEHAUS API WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not have any authentication or authorisation when updating user passwords, allowing unauthenticated attackers to set the password of any user, including administrators, and fully take over their accounts.

CVSS
7.5
Severity
HIGH
EPSS
0.0031 (23)
KEV
-

Source-published summary

NVD: The CAFEHAUS API WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not have any authentication or authorisation when updating user passwords, allowing unauthenticated attackers to set the password of any user, including administrators, and fully take over their accounts.

Possible impact

Source describes remote exposure · authenticated boundary. Possible impact: This high severity issue needs human triage to confirm exposure, affected versions, and vendor guidance for remote exposure · authenticated boundary.

Affected context

Affected product or version requires source confirmation.

Remediation / advisory

Remediation reference present; patch status requires confirmation in the linked advisory.

Why it matters

Source describes remote exposure · authenticated boundary. Possible impact: This high severity issue needs human triage to confirm exposure, affected versions, and vendor guidance for remote exposure · authenticated boundary.; CVSS 7.5 (HIGH); EPSS percentile 23; not listed in KEV; Remediation reference present; patch status requires confirmation in the linked advisory; sources: NVD.

What to verify

Confirm affected product/version, vendor advisory, patch or mitigation, and exposure.

Exposure hint

remote exposure

Impact tags

remote exposure relevantauthenticated boundary review

Urgency reasons

CVSS HIGHvendor advisory presentrecent update

Source-derived note

Summary derived from NVD description; unsafe procedural detail is not shown.

Redaction metadata

source summary used
True
fallback summary used
False
unsafe procedural detail present
false
raw source displayed
false
public summary redacted
true

Remediation handoff

Public-safe static handoff for human/Codex remediation planning. Scan, patch, external execution, and auto remediation are disabled.

Safety note

This radar shows source-published defensive context only. Exploit procedures, exploit strings, scanner commands, and auto-remediation are not provided.

Official references