Post Grid <= 2.2.50 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure via REST API

7.5
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-40211
CVSS 7.5 (High)
Publicly Published August 11, 2023
Last Updated August 14, 2023
Researcher Mika

Description

The Post Grid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on multiple REST API endpoints in versions up to, and including, 2.2.50. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to expose sensitive inforamtion.

Wordfence blocked 26 attacks targeting this vulnerability in the past 24 hours.

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Vulnerability Details for Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks – ComboBlocks

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug post-grid (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.2.51, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.2.50
Patched Version
  • 2.2.51

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