CVE-2026-1087
MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS 3.1
Description
The Guardian News Feed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.2. This is due to missing nonce validation on the settings update functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings, including the Guardian API key, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected WordPress components
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the-guardian-news-feed Plugin · the-guardian-news-feedUp to and including 1.2View on WordPress.org
A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.
Affected products and versions
- openplatform The Guardian News Feed — Up to and including 1.2
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-guardian-news-feed/tags/1.2/gu-open-platform-settings.php#L72
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-guardian-news-feed/trunk/gu-open-platform-settings.php#L72
- www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e9065f61-d899-44a3-a43a-3eeeeedaa6f1?source=cve
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record