CVE-2024-13430

Summary

CVE-2024-13430 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting the Pagelayer plugin for WordPress, which is used to create and design webpages. The issue lies within the 'pagelayer_builder_posts_shortcode' function, where insufficient access restrictions have been implemented. This weakness allows authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to gain unauthorized access to data from private posts. Consequently, sensitive information from these posts can be extracted by the attacker, posing a significant risk to privacy and security. All versions of Pagelayer up to and including 1.9.8 are reportedly susceptible to this Information Exposure vulnerability.

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