pluginsandsnippets Simple Page Access Restriction Plugin up to 1.0.21 on WordPress REST API access control

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in pluginsandsnippets Simple Page Access Restriction Plugin up to 1.0.21 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component REST API. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-0965. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in pluginsandsnippets Simple Page Access Restriction Plugin up to 1.0.21 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component REST API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Simple Page Access Restriction plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.21 via the REST API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the plugin's page restriction and view page content.

The weakness was disclosed 02/08/2024 by Francesco Carlucci. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-0965 since 01/26/2024. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/12/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Vendor

• pluginsandsnippets

Name

• Simple Page Access Restriction Plugin

Version

• 1.0.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.3
• 1.0.4
• 1.0.5
• 1.0.6
• 1.0.7
• 1.0.8
• 1.0.9
• 1.0.10
• 1.0.11
• 1.0.12
• 1.0.13
• 1.0.14
• 1.0.15
• 1.0.16
• 1.0.17
• 1.0.18
• 1.0.19
• 1.0.20
• 1.0.21

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