CVE-2024-12294 Last Viewed Posts by WPBeginner <= 1.0.1 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
Unauthenticated attackers can extract titles and permalinks of private, password-protected, pending, and draft posts via the get_legacy_cookies function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12294?
CVE-2024-12294 is a medium-severity vulnerability in jottlieb Last Viewed Posts by WPBeginner, published on 11 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Last Viewed Posts by WPBeginner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1 via the 'get_legacy_cookies' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including titles and permalinks of private, password-protected, pending, and draft posts.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12294?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12294?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12294 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-12294 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12294 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c526-33g3-w78v.