WP Show Posts <= 1.1.5 - Improper Authorization to Information Exposure
Priority LOW 20CWE-285Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
The WP Show Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on multiple AJAX functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to view arbitrary post metadata, list posts, and view terms and taxonomies.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00375 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6731
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vgr9-g4rq-xm99
References
More edge22 Wp Show Posts vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01381 WP Show Posts <= 1.1.4 - Information Exposure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-6731 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-6731 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vgr9-g4rq-xm99 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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