ECS < 4.3.8 - Unauthenticated Private Content Disclosure via ecsload
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
The ECS WordPress plugin before 4.3.8 does not check the post status or any capability when rendering an Elementor document requested through one of its AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve the rendered content of unpublished (private, draft, pending) documents by supplying their identifier.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | ECS | before 4.3.8 | 4.3.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- ECS VendorUnknown Affected before 4.3.8 Fixed in 4.3.8 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ECS (Unknown) Fixed in 4.3.8
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
ECS 4.3.8
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-12054 ECS < 4.3.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Dynamic Repeater BindingsPriority MEDIUM 58
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14229
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-phww-7g4v-vrwj
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-14229 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-14229 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-phww-7g4v-vrwj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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