CVE-2026-12408
MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS 3.1
Description
The Slim SEO – A Fast & Automated SEO Plugin For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthorized Private Content Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.8 via the `/wp-json/slim-seo/meta-tags/ai` REST API endpoint. This is due to the endpoint's `permission_callback` performing only a top-level `edit_posts` capability check without verifying that the requesting user has read access to the specific post supplied via the `object.ID` parameter, allowing the `generate` function to pass the attacker-controlled post ID to `Data::get_post_content()`, which calls `get_post()` regardless of post status or ownership. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to retrieve AI-generated summaries of the raw `post_content` of arbitrary posts they are not authorized to view — including private posts, drafts, pending, future, and password-protected content authored by other users — with the substance of the protected content disclosed via the HTTP response.
Metadata
Severity & Metrics
4.3
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| rilwis | Slim SEO – A Fast & Automated SEO Plugin For WordPress | — | 0 ≤ 4.9.8 |
Weakness (CWE)
| CWE | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-200 | cna | CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor |
CVSS scores (1)
| Score | Severity | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | MEDIUM | 3.1 | cna | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
References (8)
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e6603a0-8f35-49fb-a517-ba6344538c4d?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/slim-seo/tags/4.9.8/src/MetaTags/AI.php#L55
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/slim-seo/tags/4.9.8/src/MetaTags/AI.php#L21
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/slim-seo/tags/4.9.8/src/MetaTags/Data.php#L117
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/slim-seo/tags/4.9.5/src/MetaTags/AI.php#L55
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/slim-seo/tags/4.9.5/src/MetaTags/AI.php#L21
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/slim-seo/tags/4.9.5/src/MetaTags/Data.php#L117
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3576523%40slim-seo&new=3576523%40slim-seo&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=