Easy Custom Auto Excerpt: Sensitive information exposure
Easy Custom Auto Excerpt is affected by sensitive information exposure. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Successful exploitation can disclose data that should not be available to the caller.
- Component
- Easy Custom Auto Excerpt
- Plugin slug
easy-custom-auto-excerpt- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- May 02, 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published May 02, 2024 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Easy Custom Auto Excerpt to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Easy Custom Auto Excerpt plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.12. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain excerpts of password-protected posts.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N