CVE-2026-16578: CWE-200 Information Exposure in Admin Safety Guard — Login Security, Limit Logins, 2FA & Brute Force Protection
The Admin Safety Guard — Login Security, Limit Logins, 2FA & Brute Force Protection WordPress plugin before 1.4.0 does not perform any capability check on one of its REST API endpoints, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the full list of registered users including their usernames, email addresses, roles, and two-factor authentication enrollment status.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Admin Safety Guard WordPress plugin before version 1.4.0 contains an information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) due to missing capability checks on a REST API endpoint. This flaw permits unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the full list of registered users, including sensitive details like usernames, email addresses, user roles, and 2FA enrollment status. The vulnerability affects version 1.2.7 as explicitly stated. No CVSS score or vendor advisory patch information is provided.
Potential Impact
An attacker can obtain sensitive user information without authentication, which may facilitate further attacks such as targeted phishing or privilege escalation attempts. Disclosure of usernames, emails, roles, and 2FA status compromises user privacy and security posture but does not directly allow system compromise or code execution based on the available data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the vulnerable REST API endpoint if possible or disable the plugin to prevent information leakage.
CVE-2026-16578: CWE-200 Information Exposure in Admin Safety Guard — Login Security, Limit Logins, 2FA & Brute Force Protection
Description
The Admin Safety Guard — Login Security, Limit Logins, 2FA & Brute Force Protection WordPress plugin before 1.4.0 does not perform any capability check on one of its REST API endpoints, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the full list of registered users including their usernames, email addresses, roles, and two-factor authentication enrollment status.
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Admin Safety Guard WordPress plugin before version 1.4.0 contains an information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) due to missing capability checks on a REST API endpoint. This flaw permits unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the full list of registered users, including sensitive details like usernames, email addresses, user roles, and 2FA enrollment status. The vulnerability affects version 1.2.7 as explicitly stated. No CVSS score or vendor advisory patch information is provided.
Potential Impact
An attacker can obtain sensitive user information without authentication, which may facilitate further attacks such as targeted phishing or privilege escalation attempts. Disclosure of usernames, emails, roles, and 2FA status compromises user privacy and security posture but does not directly allow system compromise or code execution based on the available data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the vulnerable REST API endpoint if possible or disable the plugin to prevent information leakage.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-22T13:28:30.713Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a76cc2abf8831d53911471b
Added to database: 08/08/2026, 06:26:50 UTC
Last enriched: 08/08/2026, 06:47:40 UTC
Last updated: 08/09/2026, 00:41:12 UTC
Views: 8
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