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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.","publishedAt":"2026-10-02T03:38:46.144Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-03T15:42:51.202Z","severity":{"score":9.8,"label":"Critical","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","source":"Wordfence"},"assigner":"Wordfence","products":["dplugins DevKit Pro"],"affected":[{"vendor":"dplugins","product":"DevKit Pro","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"2.3.0","versionType":"semver"}]}],"references":["https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2ab3986a-69e0-442f-8e79-35b1bc5376d9?source=cve","https://docs.dplugins.com/devkit/changelog"],"weaknesses":["CWE-287"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:11:00.674Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/14xxx/CVE-2026-14378.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-14378","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-10-02T03:38:46.144Z","dateUpdated":"2026-10-03T15:42:51.202Z","assignerShortName":"Wordfence","assignerOrgId":"b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599","dateReserved":"2026-07-01T20:35:33.849Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"DevKit Pro <= 2.3.0 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass to Administrator Account Takeover via 'original_user_id' Cookie in Frontend Revert Switch Flow","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"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. 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