CVE-2025-0181: CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in Chimpstudio WP Foodbakery
The WP Foodbakery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 4.8. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to setting the current user and their authentication cookie. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain access to a target user's (e.g. administrators) account.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The WP Foodbakery plugin for WordPress suffers from an authentication bypass vulnerability (CWE-288) that enables privilege escalation via account takeover. This occurs because the plugin does not properly validate a user's identity before assigning the current user context and authentication cookie. As a result, unauthenticated attackers can gain unauthorized access to accounts, including those with administrative privileges. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 4.8 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, indicating critical severity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to fully compromise user accounts, including administrators, leading to complete control over the affected WordPress site. This includes confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts as indicated by the CVSS vector (C:H/I:H/A:H). There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch links or official fixes are provided, users should monitor the vendor's communications for updates. Until a fix is available, consider disabling the WP Foodbakery plugin or restricting access to the affected WordPress installation to trusted users only.
CVE-2025-0181: CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in Chimpstudio WP Foodbakery
Description
The WP Foodbakery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 4.8. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to setting the current user and their authentication cookie. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain access to a target user's (e.g. administrators) account.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The WP Foodbakery plugin for WordPress suffers from an authentication bypass vulnerability (CWE-288) that enables privilege escalation via account takeover. This occurs because the plugin does not properly validate a user's identity before assigning the current user context and authentication cookie. As a result, unauthenticated attackers can gain unauthorized access to accounts, including those with administrative privileges. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 4.8 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, indicating critical severity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to fully compromise user accounts, including administrators, leading to complete control over the affected WordPress site. This includes confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts as indicated by the CVSS vector (C:H/I:H/A:H). There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch links or official fixes are provided, users should monitor the vendor's communications for updates. Until a fix is available, consider disabling the WP Foodbakery plugin or restricting access to the affected WordPress installation to trusted users only.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-01-02T20:46:55.396Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b67b7ef31ef0b555089
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:36:39 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 8:52:17 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 3:02:42 PM
Views: 19
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