CVE-2024-0978: My Private Site <= 3.0.14 - Improper Access Control to Sensitive Information Exposure via REST API

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-02-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

The My Private Site plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.14 via the REST API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the plugin's site privacy feature and view restricted page and post content.

Affected products

My Private Site: before 3.1.0 — fixed in 3.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: My Private Site 3.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3036015/jonradio-private-site
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/970bc71c-7d0a-4761-874a-379cda71418e?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3036015/jonradio-private-site
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/970bc71c-7d0a-4761-874a-379cda71418e?source=cve

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