CVE-2024-0965: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in pluginsandsnippets Simple Page Access Restriction
The Simple Page Access Restriction plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.21 via the REST API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the plugin's page restriction and view page content.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-0965 is an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284) in the Simple Page Access Restriction plugin for WordPress. It allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass the plugin's page restriction mechanism through the REST API, resulting in sensitive information exposure. The issue affects all versions up to and including 1.0.21. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to confidentiality loss only.
Potential Impact
An attacker can access restricted page content without authentication, leading to sensitive information exposure. There is no impact on data integrity or availability. This could result in unauthorized disclosure of content intended to be protected by the plugin.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider disabling the plugin or restricting REST API access to trusted users only to mitigate unauthorized access.
CVE-2024-0965: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in pluginsandsnippets Simple Page Access Restriction
Description
The Simple Page Access Restriction plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.21 via the REST API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the plugin's page restriction and view page content.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-0965 is an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284) in the Simple Page Access Restriction plugin for WordPress. It allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass the plugin's page restriction mechanism through the REST API, resulting in sensitive information exposure. The issue affects all versions up to and including 1.0.21. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to confidentiality loss only.
Potential Impact
An attacker can access restricted page content without authentication, leading to sensitive information exposure. There is no impact on data integrity or availability. This could result in unauthorized disclosure of content intended to be protected by the plugin.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider disabling the plugin or restricting REST API access to trusted users only to mitigate unauthorized access.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-01-26T17:50:50.628Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6de9b7ef31ef0b5908f3
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:47:21 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 5:42:08 AM
Last updated: 4/11/2026, 12:33:27 PM
Views: 11
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