Last Viewed Posts by WPBeginner: Sensitive information exposure
Last Viewed Posts by WPBeginner 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
- Last Viewed Posts by WPBeginner
- Plugin slug
last-viewed-posts- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Dec 11, 2024
This CVE was published Dec 11, 2024 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Last Viewed Posts by WPBeginner 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 Last Viewed Posts by WPBeginner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1 via the 'get_legacy_cookies' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including titles and permalinks of private, password-protected, pending, and draft posts.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N