{"id":"CVE-2026-118637","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-118637"],"related":[],"title":"WordPress Simple Download Monitor plugin leaks titles of private posts","description":"The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.1.3 does not properly check the visibility of the content referenced by one of its shortcodes, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to disclose the title and description of private, draft and other non-public posts.","summary":"The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.1.3 fails to check visibility of content referenced by one of its shortcodes. A logged-in user with a Contributor role can read the title and description of private, draft and other non-public posts.","severity":"low","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["package","simple-download-monitor","wordpress"],"not_affected_if":["no-contributor-accounts","plugin-at-4.1.3-or-later"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed version of the Simple Download Monitor plugin in the WordPress admin plugins list; versions before `4.1.3` are affected.\n- Confirm whether Contributor or higher accounts exist on the site that are not fully trusted.","fix":"- Simple Download Monitor: `4.1.3` or later (per the advisory's 'before 4.1.3' range).","status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-04T06:17:03+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-04T06:25:19+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-04T06:26:06+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-04T06:26:06+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.7,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-04T06:26:06Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Simple Download Monitor: `4.1.3` or later (per the advisory's 'before 4.1.3' range).","reach":"internet","title":"WordPress Simple Download Monitor plugin leaks titles of private posts","impact":"low","summary":"The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.1.3 fails to check visibility of content referenced by one of its shortcodes. A logged-in user with a Contributor role can read the title and description of private, draft and other non-public posts.","audience":"businesses","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["wordpress","simple-download-monitor"],"confidence":0.7,"fix_status":"available","needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"Titles and descriptions of private and draft posts become readable","analyst_note":"","how_to_check":"- Check the installed version of the Simple Download Monitor plugin in the WordPress admin plugins list; versions before `4.1.3` are affected.\n- Confirm whether Contributor or higher accounts exist on the site that are not fully trusted.","plain_action":"","needs_analyst":false,"not_affected_if":["plugin-at-4.1.3-or-later","no-contributor-accounts"],"who_is_affected":"Sites running the Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.1.3 where logged-in users with the Contributor role or higher can use its shortcodes. The exposure is limited to titles and descriptions of non-public posts, not full content. 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The exposure is limited to titles and descriptions of non-public posts, not full content. Sites without the plugin, or with it at 4.1.3 or later, can skip it.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"available","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"pkeys":[],"ptokens":[],"labels":["low","package","simpledownloadmonitor","wordpress"],"campaign_type":null,"first_public_at":"2026-11-04T06:17:03+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-118637","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118637","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-04T06:17:03+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-04T06:17:03+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-04T06:25:19+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-04T06:25:19+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}