Description
The ChamaWP WordPress plugin before 1.0.13 does not properly validate a password reset request, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of arbitrary users, including administrators, which could lead to a full site takeover.
Published: 2026-08-03
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-862
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Chamawp
Chamawp chamawp
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Chamawp
Chamawp chamawp
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +0000

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Description The ChamaWP WordPress plugin before 1.0.13 does not properly validate a password reset request, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of arbitrary users, including administrators, which could lead to a full site takeover.
Title Chama < 1.0.13 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Password Reset
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Chamawp Chamawp
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-03T16:09:39.843Z

Reserved: 2026-07-20T12:40:09.513Z

Link: CVE-2026-16300

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T16:09:19.707Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T15:51:52Z

Weaknesses