WordPress Vulnerabilities

WP 6.9 - 7.1.3 - Post Note Disclosure, Modification and Deletion via Comment Moderation Capability

Description

WordPress does not correctly enforce access control on post notes in some cases, which could allow users holding only the comment-moderation capability to read, modify and delete private notes on posts they cannot otherwise edit.

Affects WordPress

Fixed in WordPress 6.9.11
Fixed in WordPress 6.9.11
Fixed in WordPress 6.9.11
Fixed in WordPress 6.9.11
Fixed in WordPress 6.9.11
Fixed in WordPress 6.9.11
Fixed in WordPress 6.9.11
Fixed in WordPress 6.9.11
Fixed in WordPress 6.9.11
Fixed in WordPress 6.9.11
Fixed in WordPress 6.9.11
Fixed in WordPress 7.0.8
Fixed in WordPress 7.0.8
Fixed in WordPress 7.0.8
Fixed in WordPress 7.0.8
Fixed in WordPress 7.0.8
Fixed in WordPress 7.0.8
Fixed in WordPress 7.0.8
Fixed in WordPress 7.0.8
Fixed in WordPress 7.1.4
Fixed in WordPress 7.1.4
Fixed in WordPress 7.1.4
Fixed in WordPress 7.1.4

References

Classification

Type
INCORRECT AUTHORISATION
CWE
CVSS

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Ramon
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-10-29 (about 1 day ago)
Added
2026-10-29 (about 18 hours ago)
Last Updated
2026-10-29 (about 18 hours ago)

Other