CVE-2026-16979
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CVE-2026-16979 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.3/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer | < 3.16.3 |
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Timeline
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- Status
- Deferred
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