CVE-2026-9008 json
Page-list <= 6.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Disclosure via Shortcode Attributes
published 2026-06-06 5 mo ago modified 2026-07-23 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-34939
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 13%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Page-list plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 6.2. This is due to the pagelist_unqprfx_ext_shortcode() function (the [pagelist_ext] / [pagelistext] shortcode) accepting attacker-controlled post_status, post_type, and show_meta_key attributes and passing them directly into get_pages() and get_post_meta() with no capability check verifying that the rendering user is permitted to read the matched objects. When the current post has no child pages, the shortcode re-issues the query with child_of => 0, broadening it to every page on the site matching the supplied status/type. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to disclose the titles, body content/excerpts, and arbitrary post meta of unrelated private and draft pages by inserting the shortcode into a contributor-authored draft and previewing it.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 5 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- webvitaly Page-list
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/22defe19-28ac-43b3-814d-5a2038380adb?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/page-list/tags/5.9/page-list.php#L301
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/page-list/tags/5.9/page-list.php#L303
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/page-list/tags/5.9/page-list.php#L383
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/page-list/tags/5.9/page-list.php#L188
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3552931%40page-list&new=3552931%40page-list&sfp_email=&sfph_mai
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-9008
- NVD CVE-2026-9008
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