Page/Post Content Shortcode <= 1.0 - Missing Authorization

Incorrect Authorization

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVE	CVE-2021-24819
CVSS	Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published	November 15, 2021
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Francesco Carlucci

Description

The Page/Post Content Shortcode WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have proper authorisation in place, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to access draft/private/password protected/trashed posts/pages they should not be allowed to, including posts created by other users such as admins and editors.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	pagepost-content-shortcode (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	No
Affected Version	<= 1.0
Patched Version

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