Is Emergency password reset safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (9.4). As of 2026-11-04. 2 issues are on record for older versions; version 9.4 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Emergency password reset on the latest version (9.4) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Emergency password reset are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (8.0 and older, fixed in 9.0); Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (9.3 and older, fixed in 9.4). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Emergency password reset?

9.4, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2025-11-24). It has 800+ active installs.

What should I do if my Emergency password reset is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update emergency-password-reset). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · emergency-password-reset · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Emergency password reset safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 9.4
Last updated: 2025-11-24
Active installs: 800+
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 6.8.12

This plugin allows the admin to reset all the passwords and automatically email out the link to reset — by andy_moyle

What to do

Update to the latest version (9.4). Anything older than 9.4 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get emergency-password-reset --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update emergency-password-reset updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 4.3 CVE-2024-35648 · published 2026-06-17

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Emergency password reset (8.0 and older)

Affected: 8.0 and older
Fixed in: 9.0
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Cross-Site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Andy Moyle Emergency Password Reset allows Cross Site Request Forgery. This issue affects Emergency Password Reset: from n/a through 8.0.

NVD CVE-2024-35648 Patchstack advisory

medium 4.3 CVE-2025-57942 · published 2025-09-22

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Emergency password reset (9.3 and older)

Affected: 9.3 and older
Fixed in: 9.4
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in andy_moyle Emergency Password Reset emergency-password-reset allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Emergency Password Reset: from n/a through <= 9.3.

NVD CVE-2025-57942 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2025-11-24 — latest release on wordpress.org (9.4).
2026-06-17 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2024-35648), fixed in 9.0.
2025-09-22 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2025-57942), fixed in 9.4.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (2)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/emergency-password-reset (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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