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4.3
Guardian News Feed plugin for WordPress: API key theft risk
CVE-2026-1087
Summary
The Guardian News Feed plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a security risk that allows hackers to steal your API key. This could give them access to your news feed data. To protect yourself, update the plugin to a version that is not vulnerable, or remove the plugin if you don't need it.
Original title
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 fun...
Original description
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.
nvd CVSS3.1
4.3
Vulnerability type
CWE-352
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Published: 7 Mar 2026 · Updated: 13 Mar 2026 · First seen: 7 Mar 2026