Post Lockdown <= 4.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Post Disclosure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Post Lockdown plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.2 via the 'pl_autocomplete' AJAX action due to insufficient restrictions on which posts can be included. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to extract data from password protected, private, or draft posts that they should not have access to.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| andyexeter | Post Lockdown | up to 4.0.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Post Lockdown Vendorandyexeter Affected up to 4.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:andypalmer:post_lockdown:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | Andypalmer |
- cpe:2.3:a:andypalmer:post_lockdown:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Andypalmer
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-1504
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5q65-hq89-vxj6
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-1504 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-1504 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5q65-hq89-vxj6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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