# CVE-2024-1526: Hubbub Lite < 1.33.1 - Unauthenticated Password Protected Posts Access

> Unauthenticated attackers can access content of password-protected posts via meta tags in the Hubbub Lite 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:** 1 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 20 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hv4g-gwhx-j629

## What is CVE-2024-1526?

CVE-2024-1526 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Hubbub Lite , published on 1 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Hubbub Lite  WordPress plugin before 1.33.1 does not ensure that user have access to password protected post before displaying its content in a meta tag.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1526?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Devpups Social Pug.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1526?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1526 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1526 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1526 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Hubbub Lite 

- [CVE-2016-10736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10736/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-10145](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10145/): Hubbub Lite < 1.34.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1526 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1526 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Hubbub Lite , published on 1 Apr 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-2024-1526 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Hubbub Lite . 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-2024-1526/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1526/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1526
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1526
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1526

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1526/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.