Smart Custom Fields <= 4.2.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Post Content Disclosure
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-862.
Summary
The Smart Custom Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the relational_posts_search() function in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscrber-level access and above, to retrieve post content that is password protected and/or private.
Why it matters now
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-2024-1995
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-32p2-vr3j-c4gw
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e966a266-4265-4a72-8a50-e872805219a7?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-custom-fields/trunk/classes/fields/class.field-related-posts.php#L78
- https://github.com/inc2734/smart-custom-fields/commit/67cb6d75bd8189668f721dbd2dc7a3036851be1b
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3052172%40smart-custom-fields&new=3052172%40smart-custom-fields&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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Sources
- CVE-2024-1995 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-1995 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-32p2-vr3j-c4gw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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