CVE-2026-78149

N/A PoC AVAILABLE

Published 2026-09-05 · Last modified 2026-09-05

The Smart Post WordPress plugin before 4.0.8 does not check whether a post is password protected before returning its content and its stored password through an unauthenticated AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated users to read protected post content and the password that guards it.

EXPLOIT AVAILABLE

Public exploit or PoC code exists. Modeled probability is still low, but the barrier to attack is reduced — watch closely.

Exploitation likelihood

—EPSS not yet scored

○ In CISA KEV ● Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

—CVSS · not scored

No impact metrics

Proof of concept & exploit code

reference https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8140528f-27d4-485c-ad63-4dcaa3932af2/
github-search Search GitHub for public PoC repos

Test against your own equipment

curl -s https://vulnpedia.com/cve/CVE-2026-78149/poc.jsonMachine-readable PoC index for this CVE (for automation).

Listed for defensive triage, patch verification, and authorized testing on systems you own. Machine-readable: /cve/CVE-2026-78149/poc.json

Affected

Vendors Unknown

Products Smart Post

Weakness (CWE)

Not classified.

CVSS vector

Not yet scored.

References

Exploits & PoC

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8140528f-27d4-485c-ad63-4dcaa3932af2/ exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS