W4 Post List <= 2.4.5 - Information Disclosure via post_excerpt

4.3
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE CVE-2023-1371
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published March 22, 2023
Last Updated March 29, 2023
Researcher Erwan LR - WPScan

Description

The W4 Post List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 2.4.5 via the post_excerpt function. This can allow authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to view password protected posts.

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Vulnerability Details for W4 Post List

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug w4-post-list (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.4.6, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.4.5
Patched Version
  • 2.4.6

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