CVE-2026-16602: CWE-200 Information Exposure in Passster
CVE-2026-16602 is a high-severity information exposure vulnerability in the Passster WordPress plugin before version 4.3.6. The plugin fails to verify post status before returning post content via an unauthenticated REST endpoint. This allows unauthenticated users to access content of non-public posts (draft, private, pending) on sites with a configured captcha provider.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Passster WordPress plugin versions prior to 4.3.6 do not perform a post-status check when responding to requests on an unauthenticated REST endpoint. Consequently, unauthenticated users can retrieve the content of non-public posts such as drafts, private, and pending posts if the site has a captcha provider configured. This constitutes an information disclosure vulnerability classified as CWE-200. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (high severity) with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality only.
Potential Impact
An attacker can disclose sensitive content from non-public posts on affected WordPress sites without authentication. This compromises the confidentiality of draft, private, and pending posts, potentially exposing unpublished or restricted information.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is released, site administrators should consider disabling the vulnerable REST endpoint or removing the captcha provider configuration if feasible to reduce exposure.
CVE-2026-16602: CWE-200 Information Exposure in Passster
Description
CVE-2026-16602 is a high-severity information exposure vulnerability in the Passster WordPress plugin before version 4.3.6. The plugin fails to verify post status before returning post content via an unauthenticated REST endpoint. This allows unauthenticated users to access content of non-public posts (draft, private, pending) on sites with a configured captcha provider.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Passster
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Passster WordPress plugin versions prior to 4.3.6 do not perform a post-status check when responding to requests on an unauthenticated REST endpoint. Consequently, unauthenticated users can retrieve the content of non-public posts such as drafts, private, and pending posts if the site has a captcha provider configured. This constitutes an information disclosure vulnerability classified as CWE-200. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (high severity) with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality only.
Potential Impact
An attacker can disclose sensitive content from non-public posts on affected WordPress sites without authentication. This compromises the confidentiality of draft, private, and pending posts, potentially exposing unpublished or restricted information.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is released, site administrators should consider disabling the vulnerable REST endpoint or removing the captcha provider configuration if feasible to reduce exposure.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-22T14:20:48.572Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a72d7aebf8831d5395e82b0
Added to database: 08/05/2026, 06:26:54 UTC
Last enriched: 08/12/2026, 15:33:00 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 22:01:33 UTC
Views: 24
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