VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-16957
CVSS score2.7 LOW
EPSS probability0.30%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-09
Last modified2026-08-26
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Description
The Slim SEO WordPress plugin before 4.9.11 does not restrict a post-meta preview feature to posts the user is allowed to edit, verifying only read access, allowing users with the Contributor role to read arbitrary post meta, including protected and private keys, of published posts they do not own, including password-protected posts and posts of non-public post types.
Weakness classification
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-639