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CVE-2023-1026: The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the listPostsCategory function in versions up to, and including, 4.5.3. This make

medium Affects wp-meta-seo (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the listPostsCategory function in versions up to, and including, 4.5.3. This make

Package
wp-meta-seo (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=4.5.3
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.3
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (47.4th percentile)
Published
2023-02-28
Source
nvd

References

CWE-862
NVD recordwp-meta-seo (WordPress plugin) advisories

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