Information disclosure in Smart Post
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- 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-200.
Summary
The Smart Post WordPress plugin before 4.0.8 does not check whether a post is password protected before returning its content and its stored password through an unauthenticated AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated users to read protected post content and the password that guards it.
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 | Smart Post | 4.0.0 to before 4.0.8 | 4.0.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- Smart Post VendorUnknown Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.0.8 Fixed in 4.0.8 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Smart Post (Unknown) Fixed in 4.0.8
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Smart Post 4.0.8
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-54352 Authorization bypass in Smart PostPriority LOW 13
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-78149
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x6q5-5p66-45w5
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-78149 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-78149 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x6q5-5p66-45w5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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