CVE-2026-1781
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.11.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Subscription Deletion
The MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 4.11.1. This is due to the plugin trusting the _mc4wp_action POST parameter without validation, allowing unauthenticated attackers to force the form to process unsubscribe actions instead of subscribe actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily unsubscribe any email address from the connected Mailchimp audience via the _mc4wp_action parameter, granted they can obtain the form ID (which is publicly exposed in the HTML source).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.5
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.11.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Subscription Deletion
The MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 4.11.1. This is due to the plugin trusting the _mc4wp_action POST parameter without validation, allowing unauthenticated attackers to force the form to process unsubscribe actions instead of subscribe actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily unsubscribe any email address from the connected Mailchimp audience via the _mc4wp_action parameter, granted they can obtain the form ID (which is publicly exposed in the HTML source).
- Record
CVE-2026-1781- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-11031
6.5
The MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 4.11.1. This is due to the plugin trusting the _mc4wp_action POST parameter without validation, allowing unauthenticated attackers to force the form to process unsubscribe actions instead of subscribe actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily unsubscribe any email address from the connected Mailchimp audience via the _mc4wp_action parameter, granted they can obtain the form ID (which is publicly exposed in the HTML source).
- Record
EUVD-2026-11031- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9vm9-fm4p-mcpm
6.5
The MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in...
The MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 4.11.1. This is due to the plugin trusting the _mc4wp_action POST parameter without validation, allowing unauthenticated attackers to force the form to process unsubscribe actions instead of subscribe actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily unsubscribe any email address from the connected Mailchimp audience via the _mc4wp_action parameter, granted they can obtain the form ID (which is publicly exposed in the HTML source).
- Record
GHSA-9vm9-fm4p-mcpm- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.5
The MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 4.11.1. This is due to the plugin trusting the _mc4wp_action POST parameter without validation, allowing unauthenticated attackers to force the form to process unsubscribe actions instead of subscribe actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily unsubscribe any email address from the connected Mailchimp audience via the _mc4wp_action parameter, granted they can obtain the form ID (which is publicly exposed in the HTML source).
- Record
CVE-2026-1781- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.5
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.11.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Subscription Deletion
The MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 4.11.1. This is due to the plugin trusting the _mc4wp_action POST parameter without validation, allowing unauthenticated attackers to force the form to process unsubscribe actions instead of subscribe actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily unsubscribe any email address from the connected Mailchimp audience via the _mc4wp_action parameter, granted they can obtain the form ID (which is publicly exposed in the HTML source).
- Record
CVE-2026-1781- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-1781 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Dvankooten Mc4wp: Mailchimp For Wordpress, published March 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/10262aa9-5656-4a2b-aeb5-060018798369?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailchimp-for-wp/tags/4.11.1/includes/forms/class-form-listener.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailchimp-for-wp/tags/4.11.1/includes/forms/class-form.php
cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html
github.com/ibericode/mailchimp-for-wordpress/commit/5fdebc2a5e22d11287d011697a6b09331bd96fa5
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3477825%40mailchimp-for-wp%2Ftrunk&old=3443118%40mailchimp-for-wp%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1781
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9vm9-fm4p-mcpm
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/1xxx/CVE-2026-1781.json