Unauthorized Access to Password Protected Post Content via Relational Posts Search Function
CVE-2024-1995

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Smart Custom Fields
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 March 2024

What is CVE-2024-1995?

The Smart Custom Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the relational_posts_search() function in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscrber-level access and above, to retrieve post content that is password protected and/or private.

Affected Version(s)

Smart Custom Fields 0 <= 4.2.2

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-custom-f...
https://github.com/inc2734/smart-custom-fields/commit/67c...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

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