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Slim SEO – Fast & Automated WordPress SEO Plugin, CVE-2026-16957

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2026-16957

Published on
Aug 09, 2026
Research Description
The Slim SEO WordPress plugin before 4.9.11 does not restrict a post-meta preview feature to posts the user is allowed to edit, verifying only read access, allowing users with the Contributor role to read arbitrary post meta, including protected and private keys, of published posts they do not own, including password-protected posts and posts of non-public post types.
Affected versions
max 4.9.11.
Status
vulnerable