Name: CVE-2026-78149: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-09-05T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-78149, CWE-200, CVSS 5.3, EPSS 0.00345

The Smart Post WordPress plugin before 4.0.8 does not check whether a post is password protected before returning its content and its stored password through an unauthenticated AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated users to read protected post content and the password that guards it.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Post Carousel Plugin	—	Update post-carousel plugin to version 4.0.8, or a newer patched version	Oct 30, 2026	Sep 3, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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