# CVE-2024-11089: Anonymous Restricted Content <= 1.6.5 - Unauthenticated Content Restriction Bypass to Sensitive Information Exposure

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass content restrictions to expose sensitive data from restricted posts via the search feature.

- **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:** 21 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g33v-f3v7-5269

## What is CVE-2024-11089?

CVE-2024-11089 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in cayenne Anonymous Restricted Content, published on 21 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Anonymous Restricted Content plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.5 via the WordPress core search feature. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data from posts that have been restricted to logged-in users.

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11089?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cayenne Anonymous Restricted Content.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-11089?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11089 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-11089 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in cayenne Anonymous Restricted Content

- [CVE-2024-0909](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0909/): Anonymous Restricted Content <= 1.6.2 - Protection Mechanism Bypass (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-11089 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-11089 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in cayenne Anonymous Restricted Content, published on 21 Nov 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-2024-11089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: cayenne Anonymous Restricted Content. 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-2024-11089/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11089/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11089
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11089
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-11089

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11089/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.