CVE-2026-39618 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-39618: WordPress NewsExo theme <= 7.1 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Themearile

Product NewsExo

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published April 8, 2026

Last update April 29, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in themearile NewsExo newsexo allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects NewsExo: from n/a through <= 7.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

NewsExo versions 7.1 and earlier contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows attackers to perform unwanted actions on behalf of site visitors. An attacker must trick a user into visiting a malicious page while logged into the site. The vulnerability can modify site data but cannot read sensitive information or cause downtime.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site on behalf of a logged-in user, such as modifying content or settings.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can alter site content or settings if they trick your users into visiting a malicious page while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A site visitor must be logged in and click a link or visit a page controlled by the attacker.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 8, 2026 CVE published

April 29, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39618 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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