WordPress Vulnerabilities

WordPress <= 5.2.3 - Unauthenticated View Private/Draft Posts

Description

This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated user to view private or draft posts due to an issue within WP_Query.

Proof of Concept

Affects WordPress

3.8.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.9.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.2
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.8.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.2
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.1.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
3.9.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.1.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.0.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.1.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.1.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
3.8.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
3.8.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.8.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.8.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.8.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.2
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.7.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.7.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.7.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.7.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.7.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.7.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.9.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.9.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.9.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.0.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.0.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.0.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.0.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.2.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.1.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.0.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
3.9.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.8.10
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.10
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
4.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.3.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.2.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.1.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.0.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
3.9.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.8.11
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.11
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
4.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
3.7.12
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.12
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.10
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.4.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.3.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.2.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.1.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.0.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
3.9.11
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.8.13
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.13
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
4.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.5.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
3.7.14
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.14
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.12
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.5.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
3.7.15
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.15
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.13
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
3.7.16
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.16
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.14
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.6.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
3.7.17
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.17
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.15
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.7.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.6.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
3.7.18
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.18
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.16
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.6.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.7.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
3.7.19
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.19
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.17
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.6.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.7.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
3.7.20
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.20
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.18
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.6.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.7.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.7.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
3.7.21
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.21
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.19
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.6.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
4.8.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
3.7.22
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.22
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.20
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.19
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.19
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.6.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.7.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.8.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
4.8.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
3.7.23
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.23
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.21
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.20
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.20
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.6.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.7.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
4.9.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
4.8.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
4.7.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.6.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.5.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.4.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.3.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.2.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.1.21
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.0.21
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
3.9.22
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.8.24
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.24
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
4.9.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
4.8.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
4.7.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.6.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.5.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.4.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.3.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.2.19
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.1.22
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.0.22
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
3.9.23
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.8.25
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.25
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
4.9.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
4.9.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
3.7.26
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.26
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.24
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.23
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.23
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.20
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.6.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.7.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.8.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
4.9.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
4.9.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
3.7.27
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
3.8.27
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.9.25
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
4.0.24
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
4.1.24
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.2.21
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.3.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.4.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.5.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.6.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.7.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.8.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
4.9.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
4.9.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
5.0
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.7
5.0.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.7
4.9.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
4.8.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
4.7.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.6.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.5.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.4.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.3.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.2.22
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.1.25
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.0.25
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
3.9.26
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.8.28
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.28
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
5.0.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.7
5.0.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.7
5.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.1.3
5.1.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.1.3
5.0.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.7
4.9.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
4.8.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
4.7.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.6.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.5.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.4.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.3.19
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.2.23
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.1.26
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.0.26
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
3.9.27
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.8.29
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.29
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31
5.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.4
5.2.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.4
5.2.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.4
5.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.2.4
5.1.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.1.3
5.0.6
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.7
4.9.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.12
4.8.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.11
4.7.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.15
4.6.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.16
4.5.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.19
4.4.19
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.20
4.3.20
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.21
4.2.24
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.25
4.1.27
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.28
4.0.27
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.28
3.9.28
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.29
3.8.30
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.31
3.7.30
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.31

References

CVE
CVE-2019-17671
URL
https://wordpress.org/news/2019/10/wordpress-5-2-4-security-release/
URL
https://blog.wpscan.com/wordpress/security/release/2019/10/15/wordpress-524-security-release-breakdown.html
URL
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/f82ed753cf00329a5e41f2cb6dc521085136f308
URL
https://0day.work/proof-of-concept-for-wordpress-5-2-3-viewing-unauthenticated-posts/

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
J.D. Grimes
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
3413b879-785f-4c9f-aa8a-5a4a1d5e0ba2

Timeline

Publicly Published
2019-10-14 (about 6 years ago)
Added
2019-10-15 (about 6 years ago)
Last Updated
2020-09-22 (about 5 years ago)

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