WP Show Posts <= 1.1.4 - Information Exposure

published 2024-03-13 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-17229

cvss: 5.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
public exploits: 0; none known

The WP Show Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.4 via the wpsp_display function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor access and above to view the contents of draft, trash, future, private and pending posts and pages.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2 links 1

generatepress wp_show_posts 1.1.5
wp_show_posts_project wp_show_posts 1.1.5

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3041416%40wp… patch

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-03-13)

Exploit prediction

0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

edge22 WP Show Posts
edge22 wp_show_posts

Classification

Weakness

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-1479
NVD CVE-2024-1479

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.

Summary