CVE-2026-12408 PUBLISHED

Slim SEO <= 4.9.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Insufficient Authorization to Private Content Disclosure via 'object.ID' Parameter

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 16.06.2026 Published: 01.07.2026 Updated: 01.07.2026

The Slim SEO – A Fast & Automated SEO Plugin For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthorized Private Content Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.8 via the /wp-json/slim-seo/meta-tags/ai REST API endpoint. This is due to the endpoint's permission_callback performing only a top-level edit_posts capability check without verifying that the requesting user has read access to the specific post supplied via the object.ID parameter, allowing the generate function to pass the attacker-controlled post ID to Data::get_post_content(), which calls get_post() regardless of post status or ownership. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to retrieve AI-generated summaries of the raw post_content of arbitrary posts they are not authorized to view — including private posts, drafts, pending, future, and password-protected content authored by other users — with the substance of the protected content disclosed via the HTTP response.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 4.3

Product Status

Vendor rilwis
Product Slim SEO – A Fast & Automated SEO Plugin For WordPress
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 4.9.8 (incl.)

Credits

  • Abu Hurayra (HurayraIIT) finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor CWE