---
id: CVE-2026-78149
title: >-
  The Smart Post  WordPress plugin before 4.0.8 does not check whether a post is
  password protected before returning its content and its stored password
  through an unauthenticated AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated users to read
  protect…
summary: >-
  The Smart Post  WordPress plugin before 4.0.8 does not check whether a post is
  password protected before returning its content and its stored password
  through an unauthenticated AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated users to read
  protect…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-200
published: '2026-09-05'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T19:09:21.310'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78149'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8140528f-27d4-485c-ad63-4dcaa3932af2/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00251
epssPercentile: 0.1682
ingestedAt: '2026-09-06T03:49:19.894Z'
---

## Overview

The Smart Post  WordPress plugin before 4.0.8 does not check whether a post is password protected before returning its content and its stored password through an unauthenticated AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated users to read protected post content and the password that guards it.

## Remediation

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