CVE-2026-1087: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in openplatform The Guardian News Feed
The Guardian News Feed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.2. This is due to missing nonce validation on the settings update functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings, including the Guardian API key, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-1087 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CWE-352) vulnerability in the Guardian News Feed WordPress plugin (openplatform) affecting all versions up to 1.2. The issue arises from missing nonce validation on the settings update endpoint, enabling attackers to forge requests that modify plugin settings without authentication if an administrator is tricked into executing the request. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 4.3, reflecting a medium severity impact primarily on integrity, with no confidentiality or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause an authenticated site administrator to unknowingly modify the plugin's settings, including changing the Guardian API key. This could lead to unauthorized changes in plugin behavior or data access configurations. There is no direct impact on confidentiality or availability reported. No known exploits have been observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, administrators should exercise caution when clicking links and consider restricting administrative access or implementing additional CSRF protections at the site level.
CVE-2026-1087: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in openplatform The Guardian News Feed
Description
The Guardian News Feed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.2. This is due to missing nonce validation on the settings update functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings, including the Guardian API key, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-1087 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CWE-352) vulnerability in the Guardian News Feed WordPress plugin (openplatform) affecting all versions up to 1.2. The issue arises from missing nonce validation on the settings update endpoint, enabling attackers to forge requests that modify plugin settings without authentication if an administrator is tricked into executing the request. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 4.3, reflecting a medium severity impact primarily on integrity, with no confidentiality or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause an authenticated site administrator to unknowingly modify the plugin's settings, including changing the Guardian API key. This could lead to unauthorized changes in plugin behavior or data access configurations. There is no direct impact on confidentiality or availability reported. No known exploits have been observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, administrators should exercise caution when clicking links and consider restricting administrative access or implementing additional CSRF protections at the site level.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-16T20:48:38.649Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69abd7bec48b3f10ff6853ae
Added to database: 3/7/2026, 7:46:06 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:13:04 AM
Last updated: 4/21/2026, 10:50:04 PM
Views: 163
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