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CVE-2025-55137: WordPress Plugin LinkJoin Vulnerable to Password Reset Abuse

CVE-2025-55137 · published 1 year ago

Summary

The WordPress plugin LinkJoin has a security issue that can allow an attacker to reset a user's password without their permission. This could be done by tricking the user into clicking on a malicious link or by exploiting another vulnerability in the system. To protect your site, update the LinkJoin plugin to the latest version or consider replacing it with a different plugin.

Original advisory text

LinkJoin through 882f196 mishandles lacks type checking in password reset.

References

https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/55xxx/CVE-2025-55137... Vendor Advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55137 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/Latkecrszy/linkjoin/pull/4 Patch

Fix within

Internet-facing 14 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit
Gives an attacker full control

Severity

7.4 High

Exploitation

<1% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-843Type Confusion

Timeline

Published7 Aug 2025

Updated4 Nov 2026

First seen7 Mar 2026

Sources

CVE-2025-55137 · NVD

CVE-2025-55137 · OSV

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