SmartCrawl Plugin up to 3.16.2 on WordPress authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in SmartCrawl Plugin up to 3.16.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-16979. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SmartCrawl Plugin up to 3.16.2. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-16979 since 07/24/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 3.16.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-639 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: SmartCrawl Plugin 3.16.3

Timelineinfo

07/24/2026 CVE reserved
08/19/2026 +26 days Advisory disclosed
08/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-16979 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-16979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-392964

Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2026 08:36
Changes: 08/19/2026 08:36 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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