CVE-2026-16983CWE-200information-disclosure

CVE-2026-16983

Medium · published September 2, 2026

CVSS v3.1
4.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
10.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00208 · 10.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Published
2026-09-02T10:17Z
References (1)
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/30862f10-a2e6-4536-9a96-bbd8789b954f/ · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 SEP 03:28Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 02 SEP 06:00Z
    Gutentor < 4.0.6 - Subscriber+ Password Protected Post Password Disclosure via REST API
    cvelistv5