Vulnerability Report
Plugin Critical

Private Content <= 8.11.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover

The Private Content plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 8.11.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to takeover other user's accounts effectively elevating their privileges.

Published
Feb 24, 2025
Last Updated
Mar 03, 2025
Slug
private-content
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
private-content View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2025-26966
Patched Versions
No patched versions published.
Affected Versions
*-8.11.5
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