Information disclosure in Gutentor

CVE-2026-16983

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.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (10.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 10.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-16983: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: -0.000

Affected products

  • Gutentor

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16983?
CVE-2026-16983 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gutentor, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-09-02.
How severe is CVE-2026-16983?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.