---
id: CVE-2026-15939
title: >-
  The Simple Restrict WordPress plugin before 1.2.9 does not enforce its
  content-restriction permission check on the REST API the way it does on the
  front end, relying there on a generic capability check instead of the Simple
  Restrict Word…
summary: >-
  The Simple Restrict WordPress plugin before 1.2.9 does not enforce its
  content-restriction permission check on the REST API the way it does on the
  front end, relying there on a generic capability check instead of the Simple
  Restrict Word…
severity: none
published: '2026-08-02'
updated: '2026-08-02'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15939'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/307a3033-ca65-4c3a-9a08-dd4a6f7dacea/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-08-02T13:18:29.176Z'
epss: 0.00299
epssPercentile: 0.20152
---

## Overview

The Simple Restrict WordPress plugin before 1.2.9 does not enforce its content-restriction permission check on the REST API the way it does on the front end, relying there on a generic capability check instead of the Simple Restrict WordPress plugin before 1.2.9's own permission system, allowing users with contributor-level access or above to read the content of restricted posts and pages they were never granted access to.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.