CVE-2026-118637VulnerabilityPublished 4 Nov 2026

The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.1.3 does not properly check the visibility of the content

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-118637· Medium

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 4.1.3 when convenient.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 07:30 UTC

Severity

Medium

Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none

Patch: Available – fixed in 4.1.3

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 4 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 3 Nov 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

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What to do

Upgrade Simple Download Monitor (WordPress plugin) to 4.1.3.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Simple Download Monitor	Affected <4.1.3	Fixed in 4.1.3

AI-suggested

Upgrade the Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin to version 4.1.3 or later, where this visibility check issue has been addressed. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.

Description

The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin versions before 4.1.3 contain a vulnerability where the plugin does not properly verify the visibility of content referenced by one of its shortcodes. This flaw allows users with Contributor-level roles to access the title and description of private, draft, and other non-public posts.

Impact

Users with Contributor roles can view titles and descriptions of private, draft, and non-public posts, potentially exposing sensitive or confidential information that should remain restricted. This does not grant full access to the content but leaks metadata that could be leveraged for further information gathering.

Summary

The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin prior to version 4.1.3 fails to correctly check content visibility for a shortcode feature. As a result, users with Contributor roles, which are typically limited in permissions, can disclose metadata such as titles and descriptions of posts that are meant to be private, drafts, or otherwise non-public. This information disclosure vulnerability could lead to unintended exposure of sensitive content metadata.

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