Post Carousel 4.0.0 - 4.0.7 - Unauthenticated Password-Protected Post Content and post_password Disclosure via sp_handle_post_id

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG JSON API

Summary

CVECVE-2026-78149
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWPScan
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-05 07:17:12 UTC
Updated2026-09-05 07:17:12 UTC
DescriptionThe Smart Post WordPress plugin before 4.0.8 does not check whether a post is password protected before returning its content and its stored password through an unauthenticated AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated users to read protected post content and the password that guards it.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200 Information Exposure

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Unknown Smart Post affected 4.0.0 4.0.8 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
wpscan.com/vulnerability/8140528f-27d4-485c-ad63-4dcaa3932af2 [email protected] wpscan.com
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: Revanth Hari Narayana Matte (en)

CNA: WPScan (en)

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