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Medium 4.3Published Sep 2, 2026
CVE-2026-16983Gutentor < 4.0.6 - Subscriber+ Password Protected Post Password Disclosure via REST API
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The Gutentor WordPress plugin before 4.0.6 does not apply the correct context restriction to one of its REST endpoints, exposing the plaintext passwords of password-protected posts to any authenticated user with at least the Subscriber role.
- CVSS
- 4.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-200
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- WPScan
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Unknown Gutentor unknown:gutentor (from the name) | before 4.0.6 | CNA record |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/30862f10-a2e6-4536-9a96-bbd8789b954f/exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
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