CVE-2024-12071: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in evergreencontentposter Evergreen Content Poster – Auto Post and Schedule Your Best Content to Social Media
The Evergreen Content Poster – Auto Post and Schedule Your Best Content to Social Media plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the delete_network_post() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts and pages.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Evergreen Content Poster – Auto Post and Schedule Your Best Content to Social Media WordPress plugin suffers from a missing capability check in its delete_network_post() function in all versions up to 1.4.4. This authorization bypass vulnerability (CWE-862) enables unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts and pages. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3 (medium), reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to integrity loss without confidentiality or availability impact. No patch or vendor advisory is currently available to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
An attacker without authentication can delete arbitrary posts and pages on a WordPress site using the vulnerable plugin, causing unauthorized integrity loss of content. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability according to the CVSS vector. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider disabling or removing the plugin if feasible to prevent exploitation. Monitor official vendor channels for updates on patches or mitigations.
CVE-2024-12071: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in evergreencontentposter Evergreen Content Poster – Auto Post and Schedule Your Best Content to Social Media
Description
The Evergreen Content Poster – Auto Post and Schedule Your Best Content to Social Media plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the delete_network_post() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts and pages.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Evergreen Content Poster – Auto Post and Schedule Your Best Content to Social Media WordPress plugin suffers from a missing capability check in its delete_network_post() function in all versions up to 1.4.4. This authorization bypass vulnerability (CWE-862) enables unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts and pages. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3 (medium), reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to integrity loss without confidentiality or availability impact. No patch or vendor advisory is currently available to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
An attacker without authentication can delete arbitrary posts and pages on a WordPress site using the vulnerable plugin, causing unauthorized integrity loss of content. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability according to the CVSS vector. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider disabling or removing the plugin if feasible to prevent exploitation. Monitor official vendor channels for updates on patches or mitigations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-02T21:35:28.211Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e2db7ef31ef0b597380
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:48:29 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 6:12:28 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 1:59:48 PM
Views: 20
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