ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
UNASSESSED
Received
CVE-2026-16957
The Slim SEO WordPress plugin before 4.9.11 does not restrict a post-meta preview feature to posts the user is allowed to edit, verifying only read access, allowing users with the Contributor role to read arbitrary post meta, including protected and private keys, of published posts they do not own, including password-protected posts and posts of non-public post types.
Published 09 Aug 2026, 06:17 UTC
Last modified 09 Aug 2026, 06:17 UTC
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Attack profile
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Attack vector
Not assessed
Attack complexity
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Privileges required
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User interaction
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Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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Affected products
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Weakness classification
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Source references
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