Description
The Restrict User Access WordPress plugin before 2.8.1 does not normalise the REST API route before checking it against the routes its content protection covers, allowing unauthenticated users to bypass that protection and read restricted content and enumerate users.
Published: 2026-09-02
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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Description The Restrict User Access WordPress plugin before 2.8.1 does not normalise the REST API route before checking it against the routes its content protection covers, allowing unauthenticated users to bypass that protection and read restricted content and enumerate users.
Title Restrict User Access 2.6 - 2.8 - Unauthenticated Content Protection Bypass via REST API Route Normalization
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-02T14:57:37.398Z

Reserved: 2026-08-23T06:59:08.195Z

Link: CVE-2026-78153

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T14:43:55.232Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-02T15:17:39.810

Modified: 2026-09-02T15:17:39.810

Link: CVE-2026-78153

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