Guardian News Feed Plugin up to 1.2 on WordPress Guardian API Key cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Guardian News Feed Plugin up to 1.2 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Guardian API Key Handler. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-1087. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Guardian News Feed Plugin up to 1.2 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Guardian API Key Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-1087. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-10128). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/06/2026 Advisory disclosed
03/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/08/2026 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-1087 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-1087
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-349543
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/06/2026 21:27
Updated: 03/08/2026 13:51
Changes: 03/06/2026 21:27 (51), 03/07/2026 13:16 (1), 03/08/2026 13:51 (10)
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