WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-7418 Analyzed

The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid: Sensitive information exposure

The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid is affected by sensitive information exposure. Exploitation requires at least contributor-level access. Successful exploitation can disclose data that should not be available to the caller.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid
Plugin slug
the-post-grid
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Aug 29, 2024
Weakness
CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
NVD-CWE-noinfo

This CVE was published Aug 29, 2024 and is one of 12 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid 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 The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 7.7.11 via the post_query_guten and post_query functions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to extract information from posts that are not public (i.e. draft, future, etc..).

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Primary and upstream sources