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vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: zippy: CVE-2023-26533: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Mar 30, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026

Description

The Zippy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 1.6.1 via the adminInit function. This can allow authenticated attackers with access to the post editor, such as contributors, to create an export that will contain sensitive author information, such as usernames and password hashes.

Solution

zippy-plugin-cve-2023-26533
Title
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