VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-16269
CVSS score4.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-08
Last modified2026-08-26
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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.
Weakness classification
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-287