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GHSA-6M7V-G5WQ-GGHP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-03 09:32 – Updated: 2026-08-03 18:30

Details

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.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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  "id": "GHSA-6m7v-g5wq-gghp",
  "modified": "2026-08-03T18:30:42Z",
  "published": "2026-08-03T09:32:37Z",
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CVE-2026-16300 (GCVE-0-2026-16300)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-03 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-03 16:09

Title

Chama < 1.0.13 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Password Reset

Summary

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-862 Missing Authorization
CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Assigner

WPScan

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0508f8c8-8ecc-49…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	ChamaWP	Affected: 0 , < 1.0.13 (semver)

Credits

moonge WPScan

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GHSA-6M7V-G5WQ-GGHP

CVE-2026-16300 (GCVE-0-2026-16300)

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