WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme < 2.17.14 - Unauthenticated Draft Posts Information Exposure

Description

The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.17.13 via the auxels_ajax_search due to insufficient restrictions on which posts can be included. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract titles of draft posts that they should not have access to.

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 2.17.14

References

Classification

Type
SENSITIVE DATA DISCLOSURE
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Nguyen C
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-01-05 (about 5 months ago)
Added
2026-01-05 (about 5 months ago)
Last Updated
2026-01-06 (about 5 months ago)

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