Improved Include Page <= 1.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Posts/Pages Access

Improper Access Control
CVE CVE-2021-24845
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published November 15, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Francesco Carlucci
Description

The Improved Include Page WordPress plugin through 1.2 allows passing shortcode attributes with post_type & post_status which can be used to retrieve arbitrary content. This way, users with a role as low as Contributor can gain access to content they are not supposed to.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug improved-include-page (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2
Patched Version
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