Ditty <= 3.1.65 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Disclosure via ditty_init AJAX Action
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-9011 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-05-22 09:16:33 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-22 09:16:33 UTC |
| Description | The Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.65. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the full item content of non-public Dittys — including drafts, pending, scheduled, and disabled entries — by enumerating integer post IDs against the ditty_init AJAX endpoint. Unlike the non-AJAX init() counterpart, init_ajax() does not verify that the requested Ditty has a 'publish' post status before loading and returning its items, allowing content that administrators explicitly withheld from public view to be extracted. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.000360000 probability, percentile 0.111980000 (date 2026-05-28)
Problem Types: CWE-862 | CWE-862 CWE-862 Missing Authorization
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Metaphorcreations | Ditty Responsive News Tickers Sliders And Lists | affected 3.1.65 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ditty-news-ticker/tags/3.1.64/includes/class-ditty-si... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ditty-news-ticker/tags/3.1.65/includes/class-ditty-si... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ditty-news-ticker/tags/3.1.65/includes/class-ditty-si... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ditty-news-ticker/tags/3.1.64/includes/class-ditty-sc... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/49fe8e8b-95fa-4c25-89cf-49566... | [email protected] | www.wordfence.com | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ditty-news-ticker/tags/3.1.64/includes/class-ditty-si... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ditty-news-ticker/tags/3.1.65/includes/class-ditty-sc... | [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: Md. Moniruzzaman Prodhan (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-05-19T14:27:38.000Z | Vendor Notified |
| CNA | 2026-05-21T19:07:00.000Z | Disclosed |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.