Unauthenticated subscription deletion via trusted action parameter
Published Mar 11, 2026 · Updated Mar 11, 2026
Missing authorization in MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 4.11.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to unsubscribe arbitrary addresses. The form listener trusts the client-controlled _mc4wp_action POST value and routes unsubscribe submissions to Mailchimp without authorization. A publicly exposed form ID is sufficient to target an address in the connected Mailchimp audience, causing unauthorized subscription deletion.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 4.11.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to unsubscribe arbitrary addresses. The form listener trusts the client-controlled _mc4wp_action POST value and routes unsubscribe submissions to Mailchimp without authorization. A publicly exposed form ID is sufficient to target an address in the connected Mailchimp audience, causing unauthorized subscription deletion.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-1781
- Published
- Mar 11, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 11, 2026
- Vendor
- ibericode
- Product
- MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1565.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=* <=4.11.1
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