Privilege escalation in Foodboxbooker

CVE-2026-16298

The FoodBoxBooker WordPress plugin before 1.0.7 does not properly validate the password reset request, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of arbitrary users, including administrators, which could lead to a full site takeover.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (27.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-16298: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Foodboxbooker — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16298?
CVE-2026-16298 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Foodboxbooker, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-16298?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.