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CVE-2021-24819: Page/Post Content Shortcode <= 1.0 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Posts/Pages Access

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-12-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-863

Description

The Page/Post Content Shortcode WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have proper authorisation in place, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to access draft/private/password protected/trashed posts/pages they should not be allowed to, including posts created by other users such as admins and editors.

Affected products

• Page/Post Content Shortcode: through 1.0

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c97b218c-b430-4301-884f-f64d0dd08f07
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c97b218c-b430-4301-884f-f64d0dd08f07

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