Easy Twitter Feed – Twitter feeds plugin for WP: A security weakness
Easy Twitter Feed – Twitter feeds plugin for WP is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires at least contributor-level access. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Easy Twitter Feed – Twitter feeds plugin for WP
- Plugin slug
easy-twitter-feeds- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Nov 22, 2024
This CVE was published Nov 22, 2024 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Easy Twitter Feed – Twitter feeds plugin for WP 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 Twitter Feed – Twitter feeds plugin for WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.6 via the [etf] shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract data from password protected, private, or draft posts that they should not have access to.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N