Branda WordPress Plugin Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
CVE-2026-11551 affects the Branda plugin for WordPress in all versions up to and including 3.4.29. The vulnerability is caused by improper validation of a user's identity before allowing a password update. As a result, an unauthenticated attacker can change the password of an arbitrary user account, including administrator accounts, and then authenticate as that user. The issue is therefore an account takeover flaw that directly enables privilege escalation within the affected WordPress instance.
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Exploits
1 valid exploit after Mallory filtered fakes, detection scripts, and README-only repos (1 hidden).
Repository contains a single Python exploit script and a minimal README. The main file, cve_2026_11551.py, is an operational exploit for CVE-2026-11551 affecting the WordPress Branda White Label & Branding plugin <= 3.4.29. The script targets a logic flaw in Branda’s signup password handling where password_1 can overwrite the password of an existing user because the hook runs on all wp_insert_user/wp_update_user calls without properly excluding updates. The exploit supports two paths: single-site WordPress registration through /wp-login.php?action=register and multisite signup/activation through /wp-signup.php followed by /wp-activate.php. It performs reconnaissance to identify plugin presence/version, determine whether the site is multisite, check whether registration is open, and assess whether Branda password fields are present. It generates attacker-controlled passwords and unique email addresses, attempts takeover against supplied or default usernames, supports optional proxying and SSL verification disablement, and can run against a single target or mass-scan a list with threading. Successful takeovers are written to branda_results.txt along with metadata and cookies. Overall, this is a real exploit rather than a detector, and its purpose is unauthenticated privilege escalation via account takeover of existing WordPress users.
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