List category posts <= 0.95.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via 'post_status' Shortcode Attribute
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-12434 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-07-16 04:17:15 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-16 14:16:48 UTC |
| Description | The List category posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 0.95.0 via the sanitize_status. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to extract titles, full content, excerpts, dates, authors, and custom-field metadata of other users' pending-review, scheduled, and trashed posts by embedding a crafted [catlist] shortcode in their own draft and previewing it. This vulnerability is a bypass of the incomplete fix introduced for CVE-2025-11377 in version 0.93.0. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.002390000 probability, percentile 0.148880000 (date 2026-07-17)
Problem Types: CWE-862 | CWE-862 CWE-862 Missing Authorization
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Fernandobt | List Category Posts | affected 0.95.0 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/list-category-posts/tags/0.95.0/include/lcp-catlist.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/list-category-posts/tags/0.95.0/include/lcp-parameter... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/list-category-posts/tags/0.95.0/include/lcp-catlist.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/list-category-posts/tags/0.95.0/list-category-posts.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3477baf1-71ef-44f3-938f-3e7d7... | [email protected] | www.wordfence.com | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Salih Utku Telis (en)
CNA: Niyht (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-07-15T13:46:32.000Z | Disclosed |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.