Insert Pages <= 3.6.1 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Posts/Pages Access

Incorrect Authorization
CVE CVE-2021-24851
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published October 18, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Francesco Carlucci
Description

The Insert Pages WordPress plugin before 3.7.0 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to access content and metadata from arbitrary posts/pages regardless of their author and status (ie private), using a shortcode. Password protected posts/pages are not affected by such issue.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug insert-pages (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.6.1
Patched Version
  • 3.7.0
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