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GHSA-4V4H-6MHP-RWXF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-02 06:30 – Updated: 2026-08-05 18:31

Details

The Simple Restrict WordPress plugin before 1.2.9 does not enforce its content-restriction permission check on the REST API the way it does on the front end, relying there on a generic capability check instead of the Simple Restrict WordPress plugin before 1.2.9's own permission system, allowing users with contributor-level access or above to read the content of restricted posts and pages they were never granted access to.

Severity

2.7 (Low)


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

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CVE-2026-15939 (GCVE-0-2026-15939)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-02 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-05 16:18

Title

Simple Restrict < 1.2.9 - Contributor+ Restricted Content Disclosure via REST API

Summary

Severity

2.7 (Low)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-05 14:49 UTC

CWE

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Assigner

WPScan mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/307a3033-ca65-4c…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	Simple Restrict	Affected: 0 , < 1.2.9 (semver)

Credits

Shikhali Jamalzade WPScan

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