CVE-2023-5949 (GCVE-0-2023-5949)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-18 20:08 – Updated: 2024-08-02 08:14
VLAI
Title
SmartCrawl WordPress SEO checker < 3.8.3 - Unauthenticated Password Protected Post Disclosure
Summary
The SmartCrawl WordPress plugin before 3.8.3 does not prevent unauthorised users from accessing password-protected posts' content.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3cec27ca-f470-40… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown SmartCrawl WordPress SEO checker, SEO analyzer, SEO optimizer Affected: 0 , < 3.8.3 (semver)
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Credits
Krzysztof Zając (CERT PL) WPScan
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