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.
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Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-287 |
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| 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. | |
| Title | Newsletters < 4.16 - Unauthenticated API Authentication Bypass via Type Juggling | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-08T06:00:10.712Z
Reserved: 2026-07-20T09:09:41.544Z
Link: CVE-2026-16269
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Updated: 2026-08-08T07:30:17Z