Description
The SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer WordPress plugin before 3.16.3 does not perform capability checks on two of its AJAX actions, allowing users with at least the Subscriber role to read the titles of private and draft posts by ID and to enumerate stored post-meta key names.
Published: 2026-08-19
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-639
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer WordPress plugin before 3.16.3 does not perform capability checks on two of its AJAX actions, allowing users with at least the Subscriber role to read the titles of private and draft posts by ID and to enumerate stored post-meta key names.
Title SmartCrawl < 3.16.3 - Subscriber+ Private/Draft Post Title Disclosure and Post Meta Key Enumeration
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T18:08:30.359Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T08:34:55.539Z

Link: CVE-2026-16979

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-19T18:08:18.423Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-19T06:17:36.013

Modified: 2026-08-19T18:16:35.487

Link: CVE-2026-16979

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-20T13:00:13Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-639

    Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key