CVE-2026-109980 json
Related Posts for WordPress <= 3.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via 'rp4wp_view' Parameter
published 12d ago modified 12d ago also EUVD-2026-111754
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 12%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Related Posts for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.0 via the 'rp4wp_view' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to extract the titles and publication dates of all private posts site-wide, normally restricted to Editor-level users and above. The page's existing authorization check only verifies edit_posts and edit_post on a parent post the attacker owns, both of which any Contributor satisfies, leaving no effective gate against reading other authors' private posts.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 12d ago
Exploit prediction
0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- barrykooij Related Posts for WordPress
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6c197521-6e8d-4cdc-b4a3-0c165ea5ff6a?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/related-posts-for-wp/tags/3.0.0/src/Admin/LinkScreen/ListTable.php#L169
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/related-posts-for-wp/tags/3.0.0/src/Admin/LinkScreen/ListTable.php#L357
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/related-posts-for-wp/tags/3.0.0/src/Admin/LinkScreen/Page.php#L107
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/related-posts-for-wp/tags/3.0.0/src/Admin/LinkScreen/Page.php#L286
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?reponame=&old=3757484%40related-posts-for-wp&new=3757484%40related-posts-for-wp
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-109980
- NVD CVE-2026-109980
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