Findings

CVE-2026-109515

The MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc.

Published Oct 16, 2026 · updated Oct 16, 2026

The MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.78.6 This is due to the endpoint accepting an attacker-supplied parameter without any allow-list validation on destination keys, allowing the attacker-controlled mapping to override the administrator's saved mapping and pass arbitrary column names — including and — directly into via the function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to force into UPDATE mode on any existing account by supplying a target user's numeric , overwrite that account's password with a pre-hashed value of their choosing, and thereby take over any WordPress user account — including administrators — leading to full site compromise. Exploitation requires that a WordPress User Registration opt-in form is published somewhere on the site, though the form's UUID is visible in page source and no authentication, nonce, or capability check is required to reach the vulnerable endpoint.

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  1. Oct 16, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    The MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.78.6 This is due to the endpoint accepting an attacker-supplied parameter without any allow-list validation on destination keys, allowing the attacker-controlled mapping to override the administrator's saved

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  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-109515

    The MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.78.6 This is due to the endpoint accepting an attacker-supplie

    nvd.nist.gov

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