CVE-2026-16578 (GCVE-0-2026-16578)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-08 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-08 06:00
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Admin Safety Guard < 1.4.0 - Unauthenticated User Data Disclosure via 2fa/app/users REST Route
Summary
The Admin Safety Guard — Login Security, Limit Logins, 2FA & Brute Force Protection WordPress plugin before 1.4.0 does not perform any capability check on one of its REST API endpoints, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the full list of registered users including their usernames, email addresses, roles, and two-factor authentication enrollment status.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c02393ee-1ade-43… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Admin Safety Guard — Login Security, Limit Logins, 2FA & Brute Force Protection |
Affected:
1.2.7 , < 1.4.0
(semver)
|
Credits
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
|---|
Nomenclature
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vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
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