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CVE-2026-16547: REST API Log < 1.7.1 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Log Data Disclosure via Download Endpoint
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-08-04 · updated 2026-08-26
- Weakness: CWE-284
Description
The REST API Log WordPress plugin before 1.7.1 does not bind the token protecting its log download feature to the log entry being requested, nor does it check the capability of the requester, allowing unauthenticated users in possession of any such token to download the logged REST API requests and responses of any entry, which may contain sensitive data such as credentials, authentication tokens or private content.
Affected products
- REST API Log: before 1.7.1 — fixed in 1.7.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: REST API Log 1.7.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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