CVE-2026-16957

2.7 lowEPSS 0.3%

Low (2.7). EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

2.7 low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 22% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-639
Published: 2026-08-09
Modified: 2026-08-26
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/08e8c64b-50a4-4865-a33d-275644dcb850/

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