CVE-2026-16984 WP Legal Pages < 3.7.1 - Unauthenticated API Secret Disclosure
Unauthenticated attackers can access a REST route to retrieve API secrets and account details, allowing them to disconnect the plugin's integration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-16984?
CVE-2026-16984 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Privacy Policy Generator, Terms & Conditions, GDPR, CCPA, Cookie Policy & Disclaimer Templates, published on 26 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Privacy Policy Generator, Terms & Conditions, GDPR, CCPA, Cookie Policy & Disclaimer Templates WordPress plugin before 3.7.1 does not include an authorization check on a REST route that returns stored account data, allowing unauthenticated visitors to retrieve the connected service's API secret and account details, which can then be used to disconnect the Privacy Policy Generator, Terms & Conditions, GDPR, CCPA, Cookie Policy & Disclaimer Templates WordPress plugin before 3.7.1's integration.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16984?
How do I fix CVE-2026-16984?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16984 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-16984 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16984 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-chgf-x9q3-mqh2.