CVE-2026-78149Post Carousel 4.0.0 - 4.0.7 - Unauthenticated Password-Protected Post Content and post_password Disclosure via sp_handle_post_id
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The Smart Post WordPress plugin before 4.0.8 does not check whether a post is password protected before returning its content and its stored password through an unauthenticated AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated users to read protected post content and the password that guards it.
- CVSS
- 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-200
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- WPScan
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Unknown Smart Post unknown:smart_post (from the name) | from 4.0.0 before 4.0.8 | CNA record |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8140528f-27d4-485c-ad63-4dcaa3932af2/exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
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