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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-12294
CVE-2024-12294:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Last Viewed Posts by WPBeginner plugin for WordPress contains a Sensitive Information Exposure vulnerability (CVE-2024-12294) affecting all versions up to and including 1.0.1. The vulnerability was discovered by Francesco Carlucci and disclosed on December 10, 2024 (Wordfence).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the 'get_legacy_cookies' function of the plugin. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. The weakness is classified as CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including titles and permalinks of private, password-protected, pending, and draft posts (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should update their Last Viewed Posts by WPBeginner plugin to a version newer than 1.0.1 once available (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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