The Create WordPress plugin before 2.5.4 does not perform an authorization check before returning content over one of its REST API routes, and that route additionally publishes the requested content as a side effect, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read unpublished content and to make it publicly available.
History

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-862
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-284

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Create WordPress plugin before 2.5.4 does not perform an authorization check before returning content over one of its REST API routes, and that route additionally publishes the requested content as a side effect, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read unpublished content and to make it publicly available.
Title Create by Mediavine < 2.5.4 - Unauthenticated Unpublished Content Disclosure and Publication
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-08-09T06:00:12.174Z

Updated: 2026-08-11T19:45:02.436Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T08:52:54.314Z

Link: CVE-2026-16992

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T19:44:41.206Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-09T06:18:10.060

Modified: 2026-08-11T20:17:34.157

Link: CVE-2026-16992

cve-icon Redhat

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