An issue was discovered in the MailPoet Newsletters (aka wysija-newsletters) plugin…
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the MailPoet Newsletters (aka wysija-newsletters) plugin before 2.8.2 for WordPress. The plugin is vulnerable to SPAM attacks.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00948 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-20853
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h8px-936j-jcgc
References
More Mailpoet Newsletters vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-03889 The MailPoet Newsletters (wysija-newsletters) plugin before 2.6.7 for WordPress allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2014-03890 Unspecified vulnerability in the MailPoet Newsletters (wysija-newsletters) plugin before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2014-03180 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the MailPoet Newsletters… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-20853 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-20853 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h8px-936j-jcgc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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