CVE-2026-16612

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-22. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The FiboSearch WordPress plugin before 1.34.1 does not consistently exclude password-protected products from its unauthenticated AJAX endpoints, allowing unauthenticated users to disclose and enumerate password-protected products and their metadata without entering the product password. Two endpoints are affected: the autocomplete search endpoint (dgwt_wcas_ajax_search) and the Details Panel endpoint (dgwt_wcas_result_details) when queried for taxonomy details.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(high)
EG Risk
39(Track)
EG Risk 39/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
16%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 22, 2026

Last Modified

August 26, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 23, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

FiboSearch < 1.34.1 – Unauthenticated Password-Protected Product Information Disclosure | CVE 2026-16612 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/705cf14a-2782-408a-80b1-be7a9da6bbdd/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16612(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 20× in last 7d / 24× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-29 20:07 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-29 20:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-28 19:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-27 18:18 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-27 18:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-26 16:46 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-26 16:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-25 17:45 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-25 17:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-24 17:05 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-24 17:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-23 16:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-23 15:36 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.30
  19. 2026-08-23 15:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-23 15:35 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 5.3 · severity → MEDIUM
  21. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-22 06:25 UTCNVD update
  23. 2026-08-22 06:13 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-22 06:10 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16612?
CVE-2026-16612 is a medium vulnerability published on August 22, 2026. The FiboSearch WordPress plugin before 1.34.1 does not consistently exclude password-protected products from its unauthenticated AJAX endpoints, allowing unauthenticated users to disclose and enumerate password-protected products and their metadata without entering the product password. Two…
When was CVE-2026-16612 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16612 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 22, 2026, with the most recent update on August 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16612 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16612 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 83.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16612?
CVE-2026-16612 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16612?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16612, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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