CVE-2025-15018
Unauthenticated password reset token abuse in WP Optional Email plugin (≤1.3.11)
Is CVE-2025-15018 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2025-15018 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2025-15018?
CVE-2025-15018 is rated Critical. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2025-15018?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2025-15018. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2025-15018 affect?
CVE-2025-15018 affects WordPress Optional Email plugin (≤1.3.11). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2025-15018?
Update to fixed version (≥1.3.12) or remove plugin
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attacker can reset any user's password, including admin, via a crafted reset key.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 1.3.11
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.