TaxoPress < 3.51.0 - Contributor+ Private Post Disclosure via IDOR
Priority LOW 13CWE-639Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- 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-639.
Summary
The Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager WordPress plugin before 3.51.0 does not verify that a user is authorized to access a referenced post before processing it and returning derived data, allowing users with contributor privileges to disclose data from private or draft posts they do not own.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00299 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager (Unknown): 3.51.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager | before 3.51.0 | 3.51.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager VendorUnknown Affected before 3.51.0 Fixed in 3.51.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager (Unknown) Fixed in 3.51.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-15231
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2fw4-4h2j-gcmv
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-15231 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-15231 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2fw4-4h2j-gcmv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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