Create by Mediavine < 2.5.4 - Unauthenticated Unpublished Content Disclosure and Publication
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Create WordPress plugin before 2.5.4 does not perform an authorization check before rendering content over one of its public REST API routes, and that route additionally publishes the requested content as a side effect, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read unpublished content and to make it publicly available.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Create | before 2.5.4 | 2.5.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- Create VendorUnknown Affected before 2.5.4 Fixed in 2.5.4 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Create (Unknown) Fixed in 2.5.4
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Create 2.5.4
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-14150 Create by Mediavine < 2.5.4 - Unauthenticated Unpublished Content Disclosure and PublicationPriority LOW 35
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18037
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m73c-99g6-hrp8
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-18037 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18037 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m73c-99g6-hrp8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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