CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-77183

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.29%

20th percentile - higher than 20% of all known CVEs

Summary

The FooSales plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in versions up to and including 1.43.0. The plugin does not properly validate a user's identity before updating their details, allowing authenticated attackers with Cashier-level access or above to change arbitrary users' email addresses, including administrators, and then reset passwords and gain access.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes takeover of administrator accounts, potentially leading to full control of the site, including data theft and malware installation.

Recommendation

Update the FooSales plugin to the latest version. Also strengthen identity validation before changing user details.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The FooSales – Point of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.43.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their details like email. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with FooSales Cashier-level access and above, to change arbitrary user's email addresses, including administrators, and leverage that to reset the user's password and gain access to their account.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS