Description
The Slim SEO WordPress plugin before 4.9.11 does not restrict a post-meta preview feature to posts the user is allowed to edit, verifying only read access, allowing users with the Contributor role to read arbitrary post meta, including protected and private keys, of published posts they do not own, including password-protected posts and posts of non-public post types.
Published: 2026-08-09
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Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Slim SEO WordPress plugin before 4.9.11 does not restrict a post-meta preview feature to posts the user is allowed to edit, verifying only read access, allowing users with the Contributor role to read arbitrary post meta, including protected and private keys, of published posts they do not own, including password-protected posts and posts of non-public post types.
Title Slim SEO < 4.9.11 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Post Meta Disclosure
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-09T06:00:11.629Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T08:11:02.717Z

Link: CVE-2026-16957

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-09T08:00:04Z

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