Vulnerability · Published Dec 11, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2024-12294Last Viewed Posts by WPBeginner <= 1.0.1 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity improper access control in Last Viewed Posts by WPBeginner from jottlieb. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 64.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Last Viewed Posts by WPBeginner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1 via the 'get_legacy_cookies' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including titles and permalinks of private, password-protected, pending, and draft posts.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
jottlieb Last Viewed Posts by WPBeginner 0 – through 1.0.1

Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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