CVE-2024-8794: The BA Book Everything plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary password reset in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.20. This is due to the reset_user_password() function not verifying a us

medium Affects ba-book-everything (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The BA Book Everything plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary password reset in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.20. This is due to the reset_user_password() function not verifying a us

Package
ba-book-everything (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.6.21
Fixed in
1.6.21
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.3
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (37.8th percentile)
Published
2024-09-24
Source
nvd

References

CWE-620
NVD recordba-book-everything (WordPress plugin) advisories

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