Description
The Related Posts for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.0 via the 'rp4wp_view' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to extract the titles and publication dates of all private posts site-wide, normally restricted to Editor-level users and above. The page's existing authorization check only verifies edit_posts and edit_post on a parent post the attacker owns, both of which any Contributor satisfies, leaving no effective gate against reading other authors' private posts.
References6
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/related-posts-for-wp/tags/3.…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/related-posts-for-wp/tags/3.…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/related-posts-for-wp/tags/3.…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/related-posts-for-wp/tags/3.…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3757484%40re…
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6c197521-6e8d…
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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4.3
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 12 · as of 3 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-862
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