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Medium · 5.4 CVE-2024-12825 EUVD-2024-51128GHSA-wc2w-j7m2-p46m

Custom Related Posts <= 1.7.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Private Post Search and Relation Updates

Published Feb 1, 2025 · Updated Apr 8, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

Description

The Custom Related Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access & modification of data due to a missing capability check on three AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to search posts and link/unlink relations.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
brechtvds Custom Related Posts ≤ 1.7.3 —

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