CVE-2023-6731: The WP Show Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on multiple AJAX functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5. This makes

medium Affects wp-show-posts (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The WP Show Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on multiple AJAX functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5. This makes

Package
wp-show-posts (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.1.6
Fixed in
1.1.6
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.3
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (31.4th percentile)
Published
2024-05-02
Source
nvd

References

CWE-285CWE-862
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