Information Disclosure in SmartCrawl SEO Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-16979
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Key Information:
- Vendor
WordPress
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 19 August 2026
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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC
What is CVE-2026-16979?
The SmartCrawl SEO plugin for WordPress, prior to version 3.16.3, has a security flaw that allows users with a Subscriber role to bypass capability checks on certain AJAX actions. This vulnerability enables these users to access titles of private and draft posts by their ID, as well as enumerate private post-meta key names, potentially disclosing sensitive information not meant for them.
Affected Version(s)
SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer 0 < 3.16.3
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.