ChamaWP lets visitors reset any WordPress account password
ChamaWP before 1.0.13 does not correctly validate password-reset requests. An unauthenticated attacker can select an arbitrary WordPress user, reset that account's password and take it over, including an Administrator account. The CNA record does not disclose the reset route, account identifier, verification token, password fields or callback.
- Component
- ChamaWP
- Plugin slug
chamawp- Affected
- < 1.0.13
- Safe version
1.0.13- Published
- Aug 03, 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Aug 03, 2026 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update ChamaWP to 1.0.13 or later. Reset privileged credentials, invalidate sessions, review password and email changes and investigate Administrator activity while a vulnerable version was reachable.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical 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.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H