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.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Unknown | Gutentor | unaffected |
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Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| 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 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-02T06:00:17.090Z
Reserved: 2026-07-24T08:42:17.658Z
Link: CVE-2026-16983
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-02T06:17:16.547
Modified: 2026-09-02T06:17:16.547
Link: CVE-2026-16983
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