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CVE-2026-16979

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Description

The SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer WordPress plugin before 3.16.3 does not perform capability checks on two of its AJAX actions, allowing users with at least the Subscriber role to read the titles of private and draft posts by ID and to enumerate stored post-meta key names.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.3 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-19 06:17:36.013000
Last modified
2026-11-09 20:10:00.200000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-16979",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-08-19T06:17:36.013",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-09T20:10:00.200",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "value": "The SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer WordPress plugin before 3.16.3 does not perform capability checks on two of its AJAX actions, allowing users with at least the Subscriber role to read the titles of private and draft posts by ID and to enumerate stored post-meta key names."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El plugin de WordPress SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer anterior a la versión 3.16.3 no realiza comprobaciones de capacidad en dos de sus acciones AJAX, lo que permite a usuarios con al menos el rol de Suscriptor leer los títulos de entradas privadas y borradores por ID y enumerar los nombres de las claves de metadatos de entradas almacenadas."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "product": "SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "3.16.3",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
          "baseScore": 4.3,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
        "impactScore": 1.4
      }
    ],
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            },
            {
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            {
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            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
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  },
  "weaknesses": [
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      "type": "Secondary",
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          "value": "CWE-639"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c9eb27aa-c5f9-4f1c-b87c-337ebaf192dd/",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}