# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 26 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-chgf-x9q3-mqh2

## 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 (Improper Access Control)

## 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.

## Is CVE-2026-16984 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16984 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-16984 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16984 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Privacy Policy Generator, Terms & Conditions, GDPR, CCPA, Cookie Policy & Disclaimer Templates. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16984/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16984/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16984
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16984
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-16984

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16984/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.