Description
The SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer WordPress plugin before 3.16.3 does not perform capability checks on two of its AJAX actions, allowing users with at least the Subscriber role to read the titles of private and draft posts by ID and to enumerate stored post-meta key names.
Published:
2026-08-19
Score:
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EPSS:
< 1% Very Low
KEV:
No
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Analysis
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Unknown | SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer | unaffected |
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History
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Description | The SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer WordPress plugin before 3.16.3 does not perform capability checks on two of its AJAX actions, allowing users with at least the Subscriber role to read the titles of private and draft posts by ID and to enumerate stored post-meta key names. | |
| Title | SmartCrawl < 3.16.3 - Subscriber+ Private/Draft Post Title Disclosure and Post Meta Key Enumeration | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-19T06:00:17.806Z
Reserved: 2026-07-24T08:34:55.539Z
Link: CVE-2026-16979
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-19T06:17:36.013
Modified: 2026-08-19T06:17:36.013
Link: CVE-2026-16979
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