Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
SoftMarket through version 1.0.0 may let an internet-based attacker impersonate any verified user without credentials or user interaction. Successful abuse could expose marketplace information and allow unauthorized actions under the victim’s account. Availability impact is not established.
Executive priority
Treat as an immediate remediation priority on internet-facing WordPress sites. The reported outcome is credential-free account takeover with high confidentiality and integrity impact. Establish ownership, identify affected installations, contain exposure, and seek authoritative vendor remediation promptly.
Technical view
One branch of the plugin’s email-verification flow fails to validate an authentication token correctly. An unauthenticated attacker reportedly needs only a verified user’s ID to obtain a valid session as that user. This is classified as improper authentication, CWE-287, with CVSS 3.1 score 9.1.
Likely exposure
WordPress sites running SoftMarket — Digital Marketplace version 1.0.0 or earlier are potentially exposed, particularly when the affected email-verification flow is publicly reachable. The bundle does not identify deployment prevalence, default configuration, or a confirmed fixed version.
Exploitation context
The weakness is remotely reachable, requires no privileges or user interaction, and has low stated attack complexity. The provided WPScan reference is tagged for exploitation information, but the bundle contains no evidence of active attacks. CVE-2026-14557 is not listed as KEV in the supplied data.
Researcher notes
The supplied record supports an authentication-bypass condition in one verification-flow branch, affecting releases through 1.0.0. It does not establish the token format, endpoint details, logging indicators, affected default settings, exploitation prevalence, or a patched version. Avoid assuming that password resets alone prevent renewed compromise while the vulnerable flow remains available.
Mitigation direction
- Identify and prioritize every site running SoftMarket version 1.0.0 or earlier.
- Check vendor and WordPress plugin guidance for a confirmed fixed release or approved mitigation.
- Disable or remove the affected plugin where operationally feasible until authoritative remediation is available.
- After remediation, invalidate existing sessions and require affected users to authenticate again.
- Increase monitoring for anomalous account access while exposure remains.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress installations and record the installed SoftMarket version.
- Confirm whether the plugin’s email-verification functionality is enabled and internet-accessible.
- Review authentication and session records for unexpected access involving verified users.
- Verify the plugin is disabled, removed, or updated according to authoritative vendor guidance.
- Confirm pre-remediation sessions have been invalidated after containment.
Public sources used
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CWE-287: Credential and account abuse lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCredential and access behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N3.95.2CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.1CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ed5c7632-a307-43f1-bff0-f70977522e2e/CVE reference, WPScan · exploit, vdb-entry
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CWE details
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Improper Authentication
Improper Authentication represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.