MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress < 4.15.0 - Unauthenticated Subscription Audience Override
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-118167 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | WPScan |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-11-06 06:16:40 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-11-06 20:09:13 UTC |
| Description | The MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress plugin before 4.15.0 does not validate that the Mailchimp audience a sign-up form or bundled integration subscribes a visitor to matches the audience configured by the site owner, allowing unauthenticated visitors to subscribe arbitrary email addresses to any other audience in the site's connected Mailchimp account. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.3 MEDIUM from ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.002140000 probability, percentile 0.118090000 (date 2026-11-07)
Problem Types: CWE-863 | CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization | CWE-863 CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ADP | DECLARED | 5.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | Secondary | 5.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Unknown | MC4WP Mailchimp For WordPress | affected 4.15.0 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpscan.com/vulnerability/11752539-1dc8-4adb-a680-ce7ecaaff4d1 | [email protected] | wpscan.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Karthik Ramakrishnan (en)
CNA: WPScan (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.