WP Recipe Maker <= 10.2.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Sensitive Information Exposure
Vulnerability Description
The WP Recipe Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 10.2.2 via the api_get_post_summary function due to insufficient restrictions on which posts can be retrieved. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract data from posts they may not be able to edit or read otherwise. This also affects password protected, private, or draft posts that they should not have access to.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Dmitrii Ignatyev
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/96f77fdc-4e91-43c0-8bc6-7bb202945c7d?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recipe-maker/trunk/includes/public/api/class-wprm-api-utilities.php#L48
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recipe-maker/trunk/includes/public/api/class-wprm-api-utilities.php#L86
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recipe-maker/trunk/includes/public/api/class-wprm-api-utilities.php#L172
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3415263/wp-recipe-maker/trunk/includes/public/api/class-wprm-api-utilities.php?contextall=1&old=3402554&old_path=%2Fwp-recipe-maker%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Fpublic%2Fapi%2Fclass-wprm-api-utilities.php
- https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-15527/
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