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CVE-2026-16979

MEDIUM 4.3 CVSS 3.1
Published
August 19, 2026
Last modified
November 9, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-639
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer — Before 3.16.3

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c9eb27aa-c5f9-4f1c-b87c-337ebaf192dd/
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record