CVE-2026-16269

Published: Aug 8, 2026Modified: Aug 26, 2026Deferred

4.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 2.5

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

The Newsletters WordPress plugin before 4.16 does not strictly compare its API authentication key, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass the API authentication via type juggling and perform privileged actions such as modifying subscriber records and sending emails, when the optional API has been enabled.

Related CWEs

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (1)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8b09afba-16a5-4d6c-9e85-84433a3c0d66/

Source: contact@wpscan.com

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