Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2025-47646 is a critical-severity Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password (CWE-640) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Valid Accounts (T1078); ranked in the top 2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to IA-12 (Identity Proofing) and IA-5 (Authenticator Management) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
The vulnerability CVE-2025-47646 is a weak password recovery mechanism for forgotten passwords, classified as CWE-640, in the PSW Front-end Login & Registration WordPress plugin. It affects all versions from n/a through 1.13 and received a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8 reflecting unauthenticated network access with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the flawed recovery flow to reset or hijack arbitrary user passwords, leading to full account takeover on sites using the plugin.
The single referenced advisory from Patchstack identifies the issue as a broken authentication vulnerability in version 1.12 and earlier.
EPSS rose from lower values to a peak of 0.1263 on 2026-02-06 before receding to the current 0.0721, indicating post-disclosure exploitation interest that warrants renewed attention.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-28110
Vulnerability Data
Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability in Gilblas Ngunte Possi PSW Front-end Login & Registration psw-login-and-registration allows Password Recovery Exploitation.This issue affects PSW Front-end Login & Registration: from n/a through <= 1.13.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Identity proofing at appropriate assurance levels ensures forgotten-password recovery cannot succeed without strong verification of the user.
Authenticator management requires secure distribution, reset, and verification procedures that directly address weak password recovery flows.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Credential lifecycle management directly includes password reset/recovery flows.
Identity proofing is the core control that prevents weak or bypassed recovery mechanisms.
Authentication policy covers strength/MFA but does not address recovery path weaknesses.
Secure SDLC reduces implementation flaws but is not specific to password-recovery design.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Strong authentication-information lifecycle rules directly address weak password-recovery flows.
Secure-SDLC practices can embed strong recovery design, yet the control is broader than this single weakness.
Application-security requirements can mandate secure recovery flows, but the control covers many other requirements.
Secure-coding standards can prevent weak recovery implementations, yet the control is wider in scope.
Secure-authentication requirements include robust forgotten-password procedures.
Proper access-rights provisioning can limit who can trigger recovery, but does not fix the recovery mechanism itself.