Page/Post Content Shortcode <= 1.0 - Missing Authorization

4.3
Incorrect Authorization
CVE CVE-2021-24819
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published November 15, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Francesco Carlucci

Description

The Page/Post Content Shortcode WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have proper authorisation in place, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to access draft/private/password protected/trashed posts/pages they should not be allowed to, including posts created by other users such as admins and editors.

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Vulnerability Details for Page/Post Content Shortcode

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug pagepost-content-shortcode (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 1.0

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