Broken access control in SendPress Newsletters WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
The SendPress Newsletters WordPress plugin through 1.26.1.20 does not check user capabilities on several newsletter-management actions (CWE-284). Any authenticated user with subscriber-level access can sync all site users into a mailing list and drive the newsletter send queue. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The SendPress Newsletters WordPress plugin through 1.26.1.20 does not check the user's capability on several newsletter-management actions, allowing any authenticated subscriber-level user to synchronise all site users into a mailing list and to drive the newsletter send queue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 | SendPress Newsletters | up to 1.26.1.20 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- SendPress Newsletters VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.26.1.20 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for SendPress Newsletters.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-09 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92989
- 2026-10-09 Alias added: GHSA-93w2-vwj7-949v
- 2026-10-10 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-10 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-10 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-92989 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-92989 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-93w2-vwj7-949v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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