Newsletters < 4.16 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection via Date Form Field
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
The Newsletters WordPress plugin before 4.16 does not restrict the classes allowed when unserialising a value taken from a public form submission, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary PHP objects.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Newsletters | before 4.16 | 4.16 | Patch available | CNA |
- Newsletters VendorUnknown Affected before 4.16 Fixed in 4.16 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Newsletters (Unknown) Fixed in 4.16
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Newsletters 4.16
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-13604 Newsletters < 4.16 - Unauthenticated API Authentication Bypass via Type JugglingPriority LOW 22
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16267
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jxc3-pfg8-hv86
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-16267 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-16267 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jxc3-pfg8-hv86 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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