CVE-2026-17517: CWE-200 Information Exposure in Content Views
Description
The Content Views WordPress plugin before 4.5.1.2 does not check whether the user requesting a view is allowed to read the posts it returns, allowing unauthenticated attackers to obtain the title and content of non-public posts, such as draft, pending, private and scheduled posts, when a view has been configured to include them.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Content Views
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17517 is an information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) in the Content Views WordPress plugin versions prior to 4.5.1.2. The plugin fails to check user permissions when returning posts in a view, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve titles and content of non-public posts such as drafts, pending, private, and scheduled posts if the view includes them.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can obtain sensitive information from non-public posts that should normally be restricted, potentially exposing unpublished or private content. The vulnerability does not affect integrity or availability, only confidentiality of post content.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is confirmed, users should avoid configuring views to include non-public posts or restrict access to the plugin's functionality through other means.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T08:02:09.017Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a9a6739acd9273b492ab3e7
Added to database: 09/04/2026, 06:37:45 UTC
Last enriched: 09/07/2026, 12:25:40 UTC
Last updated: 10/18/2026, 18:48:18 UTC
Views: 58
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