CVE-2026-16979
SmartCrawl < 3.16.3 - Subscriber+ Private/Draft Post Title Disclosure and Post Meta Key Enumeration
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 19, 2026, 6:17 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 19, 2026, 6:17 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-16979
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
Solution
- Update the SmartCrawl SEO plugin to 3.16.3 or newer.
- Verify user roles and permissions.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2026-16979.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c9eb27aa-c5f9-4f1c-b87c-337ebaf192dd/ |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-16979
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 19, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Unknown', 'product': 'SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '3.16.3', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] Added Description 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. Added Reference https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c9eb27aa-c5f9-4f1c-b87c-337ebaf192dd/