Title: Security Issue – Break in!
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Security Issue – Break in!

 *  Resolved [Cars10](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shonu/)
 * (@shonu)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-break-in/)
 * You can enter a system using this plugin and get the role assigned by default
   for new users (e.g. author but at least subscriber and then you can do posts!)
 * Testcase
    1. Register as a new user 2. after register, Lost password, suing EMAIL(
   username does not work as encrypted temporarily and unknown 3. you get email 
   send with reset LINK 4. Click and visit reset page 5. enter your encrypted username(
   taken from reset email) 6. enter an new password 7. Login with – encrypted username–
   new password from reset procedure
 * et voilà…you are in!
 * Looking at the poor support response here in WP forum and that Facebook has not
   had any updates since 2-3 years…
    Wonder, how the update in January happened!
 * T>his must be fixed!
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/pie-register/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/pie-register/)

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 *  Thread Starter [Cars10](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shonu/)
 * (@shonu)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-break-in/#post-3665747)
 * Is nobody concerned?
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-break-in/#post-3665748)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Security](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Security)
 * >  For a WordPress plugin security issue, email plugins [at] wordpress.org with
   > as much detail as you can
 *  Plugin Contributor [genetech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/genetech/)
 * (@genetech)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-break-in/#post-3665753)
 * Thank you for pointing out the problem. We are releasing an updated version with
   the fix of this breach.

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## Tags

 * [security breach](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/security-breach/)

 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [genetech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/genetech/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-break-in/#post-3665753)
 * Status: resolved