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TI-2026-68990 Aliases CVE-2026-97331GHSA-m2gh-g9gw-hjhf

Email address disclosure in User Private Files WordPress plugin

Priority LOW 19CWE-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
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

The User Private Files WordPress plugin before 2.1.9 does not check that a supplied user belongs to the document being handled before returning that user's email address (CWE-200). Any authenticated user, including a Subscriber, can obtain the email address of any registered account, including administrators. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (MEDIUM). An exploit link appears in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

The User Private Files WordPress plugin before 2.1.9 does not validate that a supplied user belongs to the document being operated on before returning that user's email address, allowing any authenticated user, such as a Subscriber, to obtain the email address of any registered account, including administrators.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00176 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed User Private Files (Unknown): 2.1.9

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
UnknownUser Private Filesbefore 2.1.92.1.9Patch availableCNA
  • User Private Files VendorUnknown Affected before 2.1.9 Fixed in 2.1.9 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update User Private Files to version 2.1.9 or later, which fixes the flaw.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA User Private Files (Unknown) Fixed in 2.1.9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97331
  2. 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-m2gh-g9gw-hjhf
  3. 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-10-07 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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