CVE-2024-0975 (GCVE-0-2024-0975)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-28 08:33 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:45
VLAI
Title
WordPress Access Control <= 4.0.13 - Improper Access Control to Sensitive Information Exposure via REST API
Summary
The WordPress Access Control plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.13 via the REST API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the plugin's "Make Website Members Only" feature (when unset) and view restricted page and post content.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
brandonwamboldt WordPress Access Control Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.0.13 (semver)
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brandonwamboldt wordpress_access_control Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.0.13 (semver)
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Credits
Francesco Carlucci
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