Last Viewed Posts by WPBeginner <= 1.0.1 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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-284.
Summary
The Last Viewed Posts by WPBeginner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1 via the 'get_legacy_cookies' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including titles and permalinks of private, password-protected, pending, and draft posts.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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-2024-12294
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c526-33g3-w78v
References
More jottlieb vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-02875 Last Viewed Posts by WPBeginner <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-12294 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-12294 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c526-33g3-w78v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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