WordPress plugin vulnerabilities

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress vulnerabilities

Known security issues in the MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress WordPress plugin, by affected version, with severity, CVE and the version that fixes each one.

Plugin slug
mailchimp-for-wp
Latest version
4.14.1
Active installs
1,000,000+
Known vulnerabilities
20
Data updated
2026-10-18 09:50 UTC

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Fixed in version 4.14.1 (1)

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress: Fixed in version 4.14.1
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.14.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'data' Dynamic Content Tag
CVE-2026-87917 · Source
Medium6.1< 4.14.12026-08-21

Fixed in version 4.12.1 (1)

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress: Fixed in version 4.12.1
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.12.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Form Response Messages
CVE-2026-4561 · Source
Medium6.4< 4.12.12026-03-10

Fixed in version 4.12.0 (1)

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress: Fixed in version 4.12.0
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.11.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Subscription Deletion
CVE-2026-1781 · Source
Not rated-< 4.12.00000-00-00

Fixed in version 4.9.17 (1)

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress: Fixed in version 4.9.17
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
MailChimp for Wordpress <= 4.9.16 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2024-8680 · Source
Medium5.5< 4.9.172024-09-20

Fixed in version 4.9.10 (1)

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress: Fixed in version 4.9.10
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
WordPress MC4WP Plugin <= 4.9.9 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control
CVE-2023-51682 · Source
Medium5.3< 4.9.102023-12-27

Fixed in version 4.8.7 (3)

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress: Fixed in version 4.8.7
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.8.6 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2021-36833 · Source
Medium4.8< 4.8.72022-03-02
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress < 4.8.7 - Cross-Site Scripting
No CVE assigned · Source
Not rated-< 4.8.72022-03-02
MC4WP &lt; 4.8.7 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
No CVE assigned · Source
Not rated-< 4.8.7-

Fixed in version 4.8.5 (6)

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress: Fixed in version 4.8.5
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
WordPress MC4WP plugin <= 4.8.4 - Unauthorised Actions via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
No CVE assigned · Source
Not rated-< 4.8.52021-06-01
WordPress MC4WP plugin <= 4.8.4 - Authenticated Arbitrary Redirect vulnerability
No CVE assigned · Source
Not rated-< 4.8.52021-06-01
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.8.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
No CVE assigned · Source
Not rated-< 4.8.52021-06-01
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.8.4 - Open Redirect
No CVE assigned · Source
Not rated-< 4.8.52021-06-01
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress &lt; 4.8.5 - Authenticated Arbitrary Redirect
No CVE assigned · Source
Not rated-< 4.8.5-
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress &lt; 4.8.5 - Unauthorised Actions via CSRF
No CVE assigned · Source
Not rated-< 4.8.5-

Fixed in version 4.1.8 (1)

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress: Fixed in version 4.1.8
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
Mailchimp For WP <= 4.1.7 - Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2017-18577 · Source
Medium6.1< 4.1.82017-09-08

Fixed in version 4.1.7 (2)

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress: Fixed in version 4.1.7
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.1.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
No CVE assigned · Source
Not rated-< 4.1.72019-11-09
MailChimp for WordPress &lt;= 4.1.6 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
No CVE assigned · Source
Not rated-< 4.1.7-

Fixed in version 4.0.11 (2)

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress: Fixed in version 4.0.11
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
MailChimp for WordPress <= 4.0.10 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2016-10871 · Source
Medium6.1< 4.0.112016-12-13
WordPress MailChimp Plugin <= 4.0.10 - Cross Site Scripting
No CVE assigned · Source
Not rated-< 4.0.112016-12-09

Affects version 4.9.16 and earlier (1)

The source does not state the fixed version; versions after this one are not listed as affected.

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress: Affects version 4.9.16 and earlier
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 4.9.9 - 4.9.16 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2024-8850 · Source
Medium6.1>= 4.9.9 and <= 4.9.162024-09-18

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