Description
The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the listPostsCategory function in versions up to, and including, 4.5.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to get post listings by category as long as those posts are published. This vulnerability occurred as a result of the plugin relying on nonce checks as a means of access control, and that nonce being accessible to all authenticated users regardless of role.
References (4)
Core 4
Scores
CVSS v3
4.3
EPSS
0.0058
EPSS Percentile
43.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-862
Status
published
Products (2)
joomunited/WP Meta SEO
< 4.5.3
joomunited/wp_meta_seo
< 4.5.3
Published
Feb 28, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026