CVE-2026-16300: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in ChamaWP
CVE-2026-16300 is a critical vulnerability in the ChamaWP WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.0.13. It involves missing authorization checks on password reset requests, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset passwords of arbitrary users, including administrators. This flaw can lead to a full site takeover if exploited.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The ChamaWP WordPress plugin before version 1.0.13 does not properly validate password reset requests, resulting in a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862). This allows unauthenticated attackers to reset passwords for any user account, including those with administrative privileges, potentially leading to complete control over the affected WordPress site. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, no required privileges or user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation enables an attacker with no authentication to reset passwords of arbitrary users, including administrators. This can lead to full site compromise, allowing the attacker to control the WordPress site, modify content, and potentially deploy further malicious actions.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently confirmed for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory for updates and apply the official fix once available. Until then, consider restricting access to password reset functionality or implementing additional access controls as a temporary mitigation.
CVE-2026-16300: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in ChamaWP
Description
CVE-2026-16300 is a critical vulnerability in the ChamaWP WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.0.13. It involves missing authorization checks on password reset requests, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset passwords of arbitrary users, including administrators. This flaw can lead to a full site takeover if exploited.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
ChamaWP
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The ChamaWP WordPress plugin before version 1.0.13 does not properly validate password reset requests, resulting in a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862). This allows unauthenticated attackers to reset passwords for any user account, including those with administrative privileges, potentially leading to complete control over the affected WordPress site. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, no required privileges or user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation enables an attacker with no authentication to reset passwords of arbitrary users, including administrators. This can lead to full site compromise, allowing the attacker to control the WordPress site, modify content, and potentially deploy further malicious actions.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently confirmed for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory for updates and apply the official fix once available. Until then, consider restricting access to password reset functionality or implementing additional access controls as a temporary mitigation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T12:40:09.513Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a70364ebf32cb7a3418312d
Added to database: 08/03/2026, 06:33:50 UTC
Last enriched: 08/10/2026, 15:14:21 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 22:01:33 UTC
Views: 154
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