Description
The WPFunnels WordPress plugin before 3.13.0 does not perform any authorisation or nonce check in one of its opt-in submission handlers, and takes the notification recipients and subject from the request, allowing unauthenticated users to make the site send emails to arbitrary recipients with an arbitrary subject.
Published: 2026-09-04
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The WordPress plugin WPFunnels allows any user, regardless of authentication status, to trigger the opt‑in submission handler without any nonce or authorisation check. The handler accepts notification recipients and email subject directly from the request, meaning an attacker can send emails to any address with any content. This can be used to spread spam, phishing, or other malicious messages from the host. The weakness is an improper authorisation flaw (CWE‑285).

Affected Systems

All WordPress sites running WPFunnels version earlier than 3.13.0 are vulnerable. The vulnerability is present in the wpfnl_shortcode_optin_submission handler of the plugin. No specific WordPress core versions are listed, so any installation of the affected plugin is at risk.

Risk and Exploitability

Because no authentication or nonce is required, the attack vector is trivial: anyone can send a crafted request to the vulnerable endpoint. The absence of EPSS data means the current exploitation probability is unknown, but the ability to send arbitrary emails without restriction suggests a high potential impact. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, but its ease of exploitation makes it a significant risk for site owners and their users.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 4, 2026 at 07:23 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the WPFunnels plugin to version 3.13.0 or later to remove the missing authorisation checks.
  • If an upgrade cannot be performed immediately, disable or restrict the wpfnl_shortcode_optin_submission endpoint by removing the opt‑in shortcode from active pages or configuring a web‑application firewall to block unauthenticated POST requests to that handler.
  • After patching or blocking the endpoint, audit outgoing email logs for unusual activity and ensure that any compromised mailing lists are reviewed and revised.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 4, 2026 at 07:23 UTC.

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History

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The WPFunnels WordPress plugin before 3.13.0 does not perform any authorisation or nonce check in one of its opt-in submission handlers, and takes the notification recipients and subject from the request, allowing unauthenticated users to make the site send emails to arbitrary recipients with an arbitrary subject.
Title WPFunnels < 3.13.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Recipient Email Sending via wpfnl_shortcode_optin_submission
References

Subscriptions

No data.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-04T06:00:03.978Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T09:32:42.758Z

Link: CVE-2026-79632

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-04T07:17:10.017

Modified: 2026-09-04T07:17:10.017

Link: CVE-2026-79632

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-04T07:30:15Z

Weaknesses