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.
Published: 2025-02-01
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-51128 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.
History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0004}

epss

{'score': 0.00051}


Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Brechtvds
Brechtvds custom Related Posts
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:brechtvds:custom_related_posts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Brechtvds
Brechtvds custom Related Posts

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 01 Feb 2025 07:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Custom Related Posts <= 1.7.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Private Post Search and Relation Updates
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Brechtvds Custom Related Posts
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:48:29.150Z

Reserved: 2024-12-19T21:19:58.518Z

Link: CVE-2024-12825

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-02-03T16:07:46.488Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-02-01T08:15:07.337

Modified: 2025-02-21T15:34:58.803

Link: CVE-2024-12825

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses