Vulnerability Description
The Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'np1' Custom Field Parameter in all versions up to, and including, 9.4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The subscription endpoint (na=sa) requires no nonce, no capability check, and no CAPTCHA, and the payload can be smuggled past email-address validation by embedding the {profile_1} placeholder in the local part of the submitted address, since WordPress's is_email() permits curly braces there.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/newsletter/tags/9.3.9/includes/classe
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/newsletter/tags/9.3.9/includes/module
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/newsletter/tags/9.3.9/includes/module
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/newsletter/tags/9.3.9/plugin.php#L457
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/newsletter/tags/9.3.9/profile/profile
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/newsletter/tags/9.3.9/subscription/su
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/newsletter/tags/9.3.9/subscription/su
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3711290%40newsletter&
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e61119c-b83e-41b4-aa1
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-96566?
CVE-2026-96566 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH). The Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'np1' Custom Field Parameter in all versions up to, and including, 9.4.0 due t...
How severe is CVE-2026-96566?
CVE-2026-96566 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.2/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-96566?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.