CVE-2024-11154: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in publishpress PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes
The PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.15 via the 'actAjaxRevisionDiffs' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to extract sensitive data including revisions of posts and pages.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The PublishPress Revisions plugin for WordPress suffers from a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the 'actAjaxRevisionDiffs' function, affecting all versions up to 3.5.15. This flaw permits authenticated users with minimal privileges (Subscriber-level and above) to retrieve sensitive information related to post and page revisions that should otherwise be restricted. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3, reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity and requiring low privileges, resulting in confidentiality impact only.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Subscriber-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to view sensitive revision data of posts and pages, potentially exposing confidential or unpublished content. There is no impact on data integrity or system availability. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict Subscriber-level access where possible and monitor plugin updates from PublishPress. Avoid granting unnecessary authenticated access to untrusted users.
CVE-2024-11154: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in publishpress PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes
Description
The PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.15 via the 'actAjaxRevisionDiffs' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to extract sensitive data including revisions of posts and pages.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The PublishPress Revisions plugin for WordPress suffers from a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the 'actAjaxRevisionDiffs' function, affecting all versions up to 3.5.15. This flaw permits authenticated users with minimal privileges (Subscriber-level and above) to retrieve sensitive information related to post and page revisions that should otherwise be restricted. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3, reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity and requiring low privileges, resulting in confidentiality impact only.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Subscriber-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to view sensitive revision data of posts and pages, potentially exposing confidential or unpublished content. There is no impact on data integrity or system availability. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict Subscriber-level access where possible and monitor plugin updates from PublishPress. Avoid granting unnecessary authenticated access to untrusted users.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-11-12T17:40:03.390Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e07b7ef31ef0b593e48
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:47:51 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 5:56:14 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 8:08:34 AM
Views: 20
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