RTMKit: A security weakness
RTMKit is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation. The published affected range is < 2.0.9.
- Component
- RTMKit
- Plugin slug
rtmkit- Affected
- < 2.0.9
- Safe version
2.0.9- Published
- Jul 16, 2026
This CVE was published Jul 16, 2026 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update RTMKit to 2.0.9 or later, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
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 RTMKit WordPress plugin before 2.0.9 does not perform a capability check in one of its AJAX actions and resolves a request-supplied post identifier directly, allowing users with at least the Contributor role to read the titles of other users' private, draft, pending, scheduled and trashed posts.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N