# CVE-2026-16300: Chama < 1.0.13 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Password Reset

> Unauthenticated attackers can reset arbitrary user passwords, including administrators, leading to full site takeover in the ChamaWP WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6m7v-g5wq-gghp

## What is CVE-2026-16300?

CVE-2026-16300 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown ChamaWP, published on 3 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16300?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-16300?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16300 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-16300 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16300 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-16300 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-16300 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown ChamaWP, published on 3 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16300 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown ChamaWP. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16300/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16300/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16300
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16300
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-16300

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16300/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.