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MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress Vulnerability History & Security Timeline

The Wordfence Intelligence dataset currently contains 11 vulnerability records associated with MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress, published between 2016 and 2026.

Dataset last synchronized: 2026-08-03 00:31:25 UTC

At a glance

Security Snapshot

11Total records
0Critical
1High
10Medium
0Low
0Informational
11Patched records
0Currently marked unpatched
2016-12-13First disclosure
2026-03-10Latest disclosure
7 of 11CVE coverage

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Year-by-Year Timeline

YearRecordsRelative volume
201611 records
201711 records
201911 records
202122 records
202222 records
202311 records
202422 records
202611 records

Severity Breakdown

SeverityRecordsShare
High19.1%
Medium1090.9%

Vulnerability-Type Breakdown

Cross-Site Scripting

7 records63.6%

First: 2016. Latest: 2024.

Missing Authorization

2 records18.2%

First: 2023. Latest: 2026.

CSRF

1 record9.1%

First: 2021. Latest: 2021.

Other

1 record9.1%

First: 2021. Latest: 2021.

Patch Status

Patched
11
Currently marked unpatched
0
Unknown status
0

Patch status reflects the latest successfully synchronized source dataset and must be checked against the installed version.

Latest Known Patched Versions

  • 4.12.0
  • 4.9.17
  • 4.9.10
  • 4.8.7
  • 4.8.5
  • 4.1.7
  • 4.1.8
  • 4.0.11

Affected-Version History

Ranges are deduplicated by source range record and shown with the associated disclosure and known patched versions.

Affected rangeVulnerabilityPublishedPatched versionSeverity
*-4.11.1MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.11.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Subscription DeletionMarch 10, 20264.12.0Medium
*-4.9.16MailChimp for Wordpress <= 4.9.16 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site ScriptingSeptember 20, 20244.9.17Medium
4.9.9-4.9.16MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 4.9.9 - 4.9.16 - Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingSeptember 18, 20244.9.17Medium
*-4.9.9MC4WP <= 4.9.9 - Missing Authorization via listenDecember 27, 20234.9.10Medium
*-4.8.6MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.8.6 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site ScriptingMarch 2, 20224.8.7Medium
[*, 4.8.7)MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress < 4.8.7 - Cross-Site ScriptingMarch 2, 20224.8.7Medium
*-4.8.4MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.8.4 - Open RedirectJune 1, 20214.8.5Medium
*-4.8.4MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.8.4 - Cross-Site Request ForgeryJune 1, 20214.8.5High
*-4.1.6MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.1.6 - Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingNovember 9, 20194.1.7Medium
*-4.1.7Mailchimp For WP <= 4.1.7 - Cross-Site ScriptingSeptember 8, 20174.1.8Medium
[*, 4.0.11)MailChimp for WordPress <= 4.0.10 - Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingDecember 13, 20164.0.11Medium

Selected source records

Latest Records

MediumCVE-2026-1781

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.11.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Subscription Deletion

Published: March 10, 2026

Affected versions
*-4.11.1
Patched versions
4.12.0
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2024-8680

MailChimp for Wordpress <= 4.9.16 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Published: September 20, 2024

Affected versions
*-4.9.16
Patched versions
4.9.17
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2024-8850

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 4.9.9 - 4.9.16 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Published: September 18, 2024

Affected versions
4.9.9-4.9.16
Patched versions
4.9.17
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2023-51682

MC4WP <= 4.9.9 - Missing Authorization via listen

Published: December 27, 2023

Affected versions
*-4.9.9
Patched versions
4.9.10
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2021-36833

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.8.6 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Published: March 2, 2022

Affected versions
*-4.8.6
Patched versions
4.8.7
Original Wordfence record
Medium

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress < 4.8.7 - Cross-Site Scripting

Published: March 2, 2022

Affected versions
[*, 4.8.7)
Patched versions
4.8.7
Original Wordfence record
High

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.8.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

Published: June 1, 2021

Affected versions
*-4.8.4
Patched versions
4.8.5
Original Wordfence record
Medium

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.8.4 - Open Redirect

Published: June 1, 2021

Affected versions
*-4.8.4
Patched versions
4.8.5
Original Wordfence record

Highest-Severity Records

High

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.8.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

Published: June 1, 2021

Affected versions
*-4.8.4
Patched versions
4.8.5
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2026-1781

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.11.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Subscription Deletion

Published: March 10, 2026

Affected versions
*-4.11.1
Patched versions
4.12.0
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2016-10871

MailChimp for WordPress <= 4.0.10 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Published: December 13, 2016

Affected versions
[*, 4.0.11)
Patched versions
4.0.11
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2024-8850

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 4.9.9 - 4.9.16 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Published: September 18, 2024

Affected versions
4.9.9-4.9.16
Patched versions
4.9.17
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2017-18577

Mailchimp For WP <= 4.1.7 - Cross-Site Scripting

Published: September 8, 2017

Affected versions
*-4.1.7
Patched versions
4.1.8
Original Wordfence record
Medium

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.1.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Published: November 9, 2019

Affected versions
*-4.1.6
Patched versions
4.1.7
Original Wordfence record
Medium

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.8.4 - Open Redirect

Published: June 1, 2021

Affected versions
*-4.8.4
Patched versions
4.8.5
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2021-36833

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress <= 4.8.6 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Published: March 2, 2022

Affected versions
*-4.8.6
Patched versions
4.8.7
Original Wordfence record

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