Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
FoodBoxBooker versions earlier than 1.0.7 allow an unauthenticated internet user to reset any WordPress user’s password, including an administrator’s. Successful abuse could give an attacker complete control of the website, its content, user data, and availability.
Executive priority
Prioritize immediate remediation on internet-facing sites. Because exploitation requires neither credentials nor user interaction and could enable full site takeover, affected installations should be updated or removed urgently and reviewed for compromise.
Technical view
The plugin inadequately validates password-reset requests. The CVSS 3.1 score is 9.8: exploitation is network-accessible, low complexity, requires no privileges or user interaction, and can severely affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The record associates the issue with CWE-269.
Likely exposure
WordPress sites running FoodBoxBooker earlier than 1.0.7 are affected, particularly when the vulnerable reset functionality is publicly reachable. The bundle does not establish installation prevalence or identify specific exposed organizations.
Exploitation context
The supplied record describes a remotely exploitable, unauthenticated account-takeover path. WPScan labels its reference as exploit-related, but the bundle provides no evidence of active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV.
Researcher notes
The bundle identifies the validation failure and security impact but provides limited implementation detail. It does not establish affected code paths, installation prevalence, observed attacks, or vendor-specific detection indicators. Avoid treating the WPScan exploit tag alone as proof of exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation direction
- Update FoodBoxBooker to version 1.0.7 or later.
- If updating is delayed, disable the plugin and consult current vendor or WPScan guidance.
- Treat suspected administrator password resets as potential site compromise and begin incident response.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites and identify every installed FoodBoxBooker version.
- Confirm affected installations now run version 1.0.7 or later.
- Review administrator accounts and password-reset activity for unexplained changes.
- Check for unauthorized site, plugin, theme, or content modifications.
Public sources used
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CWE-269: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCredential and access behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2026-16298 mapping review
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d554361c-e6c7-4843-a9cc-005b08685a5b/CVE reference, WPScan · exploit, vdb-entry
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CWE details
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Improper Privilege Management
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