CVE-2025-0181 WP Foodbakery <= 4.8 - Authentication Bypass in foodbakery_parse_request
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to take over administrator accounts in the WP Foodbakery plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-0181?
CVE-2025-0181 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Chimpstudio WP Foodbakery, published on 11 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Foodbakery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 4.8. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to setting the current user and their authentication cookie. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain access to a target user's (e.g. administrators) account.
Weakness: CWE-288
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0181?
How do I fix CVE-2025-0181?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0181 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-0181 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0181 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f888-8h5m-7xjw.