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CVE-2024-12447: Get Post Content Shortcode <= 0.4 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Disclosure via post_content Shortcode

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-12-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-639

Description

The Get Post Content Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 0.4 via the 'post-content' shortcode due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read the content of password-protected, private, draft, and pending posts.

Affected products

• webdeveric Get Post Content Shortcode: through 0.4

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/get-post-content-shortcode/trunk/get-post-content-shortcode.php#L106
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2b92091-e615-484f-b402-2e793eed214d?source=cve

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