Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-11802

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-07-14
Mitigation only
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click 5 weeks old

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The FoodBook Lite - Online Food Ordering System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.6. The registration() function, accessible via the wp_ajax_nopriv_registration_action AJAX action, lacks any nonce verification or capability check, and does not check the WordPress users_can_register option before calling wp_insert_user(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create new user accounts with the 'customer' role and receive authentication cookies, even when the site administrator has explicitly disabled user registration.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The FoodBook Lite WordPress plugin's registration() function is accessible to unauthenticated users via the wp_ajax_nopriv_registration_action AJAX action without any nonce verification, capability checks, or validation of the WordPress users_can_register setting. This allows attackers to arbitrarily create user accounts with the customer role and obtain authentication cookies, even when registration is disabled site-wide.

MitigationUpdate to version 1.5.7 or later which includes proper authorization checks, or implement WordPress security best practices by adding nonce verification and capability checks (manage_options) to AJAX actions, plus validate the users_can_register option before allowing user creation.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify FoodBook Lite plugin version
    Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins in WordPress admin dashboard and locate FoodBook Lite, or inspect the plugin's main PHP file for the 'Version' header comment
    Affected if Version is present and is lower than 1.5.7
  2. Verify AJAX action hook exists
    Inspect the plugin PHP files for add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_registration_action', ...) or add_action('wp_ajax_registration_action', ...) declarations
    Affected if The registration_action AJAX hook is registered without capability checks or nonce verification
  3. Check WordPress user registration setting
    Go to Settings > General in WordPress admin and examine the 'Anyone can register' checkbox under Membership
    Affected if Registration is disabled site-wide but the plugin would still allow account creation (confirms the vulnerability condition)
  4. Confirm version is in affected range
    Compare your installed FoodBook Lite version number to the fixed version 1.5.7
    Affected if Installed version is below 1.5.7 and any of the above conditions are true

A user is affected if FoodBook Lite version is below 1.5.7 and the plugin's registration AJAX action is accessible to unauthenticated users without proper authorization checks.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update to version 1.5.7 or later which includes proper authorization checks, or implement WordPress security best practices by adding nonce verification and capability checks (manage_options) to AJAX actions, plus validate the users_can_register option before allowing user creation.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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