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TI-2026-10653 Aliases CVE-2026-12408GHSA-h4h4-h3cx-x6xc

Information disclosure in rilwis Slim SEO – A Fast & Automated SEO Plugin For WordPress

Priority LOW 20CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
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-200.

Summary

The Slim SEO – A Fast & Automated SEO Plugin For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthorized Private Content Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.8 via the `/wp-json/slim-seo/meta-tags/ai` REST API endpoint. This is due to the endpoint's `permission_callback` performing only a top-level `edit_posts` capability check without verifying that the requesting user has read access to the specific post supplied via the `object.ID` parameter, allowing the `generate` function to pass the attacker-controlled post ID to `Data::get_post_content()`, which calls `get_post()` regardless of post status or ownership. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to retrieve AI-generated summaries of the raw `post_content` of arbitrary posts they are not authorized to view — including private posts, drafts, pending, future, and password-protected content authored by other users — with the substance of the protected content disclosed via the HTTP response.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00422 36th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
rilwisSlim SEO – A Fast & Automated SEO Plugin For WordPressup to 4.9.8—No fix listedCNA
  • Slim SEO – A Fast & Automated SEO Plugin For WordPress Vendorrilwis Affected up to 4.9.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12408
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h4h4-h3cx-x6xc

References

  • TI-2025-04124 Slim SEO <= 4.5.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via slim_seo_breadcrumbs Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2026-75186 Code injection in Slim SEO WordPress plugin allows shortcode execution CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources