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.
History

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gutentor
Gutentor gutentor
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-284
Vendors & Products Gutentor
Gutentor gutentor
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Gutentor < 4.0.6 - Subscriber+ Password Protected Post Password Disclosure via REST API
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-02T06:00:17.090Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T08:42:17.658Z

Link: CVE-2026-16983

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-02T06:17:16.547

Modified: 2026-09-02T06:17:16.547

Link: CVE-2026-16983

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T07:30:18Z