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).
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)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 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