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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

CVE ID
CVE-2026-12408
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Reserved
2026-06-16 14:37 UTC
Published
2026-07-01 07:53 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-01 10:32 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-200
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized…
Vendor / Product
rilwis / Slim SEO – A Fast & Automated SEO Plugin For WordPress
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

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
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Tech. Impact
partial
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
rilwis Slim SEO – A Fast & Automated SEO Plugin For WordPress 0 ≤ 4.9.8
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-200 cna CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
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
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