CVE-2026-12408
Slim SEO <= 4.9.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Insufficient Authorization to Private Content Disclosure via 'object.ID' Parameter
The Slim SEO – A Fast & Automated SEO Plugin For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthorized Private Content Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.8 via the /wp-json/slim-seo/meta-tags/ai REST API endpoint. This is due to the endpoint's permission_callback performing only a top-level edit_posts capability check without verifying that the requesting user has read access to the specific post supplied via the object.ID parameter, allowing the generate function to pass the attacker-controlled post ID to Data::get_post_content(), which calls get_post() regardless of post status or ownership. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to retrieve AI-generated summaries of the raw post_content of arbitrary posts they are not authorized to view — including private posts, drafts, pending, future, and password-protected content authored by other users — with the substance of the protected content disclosed via the HTTP response.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.3
Slim SEO <= 4.9.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Insufficient Authorization to Private Content Disclosure via 'object.ID' Parameter
The Slim SEO – A Fast & Automated SEO Plugin For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthorized Private Content Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.8 via the /wp-json/slim-seo/meta-tags/ai REST API endpoint. This is due to the endpoint's permission_callback performing only a top-level edit_posts capability check without verifying that the requesting user has read access to the specific post supplied via the object.ID parameter, allowing the generate function to pass the attacker-controlled post ID to Data::get_post_content(), which calls get_post() regardless of post status or ownership. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to retrieve AI-generated summaries of the raw post_content of arbitrary posts they are not authorized to view — including private posts, drafts, pending, future, and password-protected content authored by other users — with the substance of the protected content disclosed via the HTTP response.
- Record
CVE-2026-12408- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-40937
4.3
The Slim SEO – A Fast & Automated SEO Plugin For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthorized Private Content Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.8 via the /wp-json/slim-seo/meta-tags/ai REST API endpoint. This is due to the endpoint's permission_callback performing only a top-level edit_posts capability check without verifying that the requesting user has read access to the specific post supplied via the object.ID parameter, allowing the generate function to pass the attacker-controlled post ID to Data::get_post_content(), which calls get_post() regardless of post status or ownership. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to retrieve AI-generated summaries of the raw post_content of arbitrary posts they are not authorized to view — including private posts, drafts, pending, future, and password-protected content authored by other users — with the substance of the protected content disclosed via the HTTP response.
- Record
EUVD-2026-40937- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h4h4-h3cx-x6xc
4.3
The Slim SEO – A Fast & Automated SEO Plugin For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to...
The Slim SEO – A Fast & Automated SEO Plugin For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthorized Private Content Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.8 via the /wp-json/slim-seo/meta-tags/ai REST API endpoint. This is due to the endpoint's permission_callback performing only a top-level edit_posts capability check without verifying that the requesting user has read access to the specific post supplied via the object.ID parameter, allowing the generate function to pass the attacker-controlled post ID to Data::get_post_content(), which calls get_post() regardless of post status or ownership. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to retrieve AI-generated summaries of the raw post_content of arbitrary posts they are not authorized to view — including private posts, drafts, pending, future, and password-protected content authored by other users — with the substance of the protected content disclosed via the HTTP response.
- Record
GHSA-h4h4-h3cx-x6xc- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.3
The Slim SEO – A Fast & Automated SEO Plugin For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthorized Private Content Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.8 via the /wp-json/slim-seo/meta-tags/ai REST API endpoint. This is due to the endpoint's permission_callback performing only a top-level edit_posts capability check without verifying that the requesting user has read access to the specific post supplied via the object.ID parameter, allowing the generate function to pass the attacker-controlled post ID to Data::get_post_content(), which calls get_post() regardless of post status or ownership. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to retrieve AI-generated summaries of the raw post_content of arbitrary posts they are not authorized to view — including private posts, drafts, pending, future, and password-protected content authored by other users — with the substance of the protected content disclosed via the HTTP response.
- Record
CVE-2026-12408- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-12408 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Rilwis Slim Seo – A Fast & Automated Seo Plugin For Wordpress, published July 1, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e6603a0-8f35-49fb-a517-ba6344538c4d?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/slim-seo/tags/4.9.8/src/MetaTags/AI.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/slim-seo/tags/4.9.8/src/MetaTags/Data.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/slim-seo/tags/4.9.5/src/MetaTags/AI.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/slim-seo/tags/4.9.5/src/MetaTags/Data.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3576523%40slim-seo&new=3576523%40slim-seo&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12408
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h4h4-h3cx-x6xc