# CVE-2024-1083: Simple Restrict <= 1.2.6 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure

> Authenticated attackers can bypass restrictions to extract post titles and content via the REST API in the Simple Restrict WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vmp8-757p-5p7v

## What is CVE-2024-1083?

CVE-2024-1083 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpchill Simple Restrict, published on 13 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Simple Restrict plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.6 via the REST API. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to bypass the plugin's restrictions to extract post titles and content

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1083?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpchill Simple Restrict.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1083?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1083 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1083 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1083 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1083 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1083 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpchill Simple Restrict, published on 13 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1083 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: wpchill Simple Restrict. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1083/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1083/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1083
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1083
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1083

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1083/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.