CVE-2026-16983: CWE-200 Information Exposure in Gutentor
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.
CVE-2026-16983: CWE-200 Information Exposure in Gutentor
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-24T08:42:17.658Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a97bd31acd9273b49d9bb95
Added to database: 09/02/2026, 06:07:45 UTC
Last updated: 09/03/2026, 01:58:41 UTC
Views: 14
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