---
id: CVE-2026-109980
title: >-
  Related Posts for WordPress <= 3.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated
  (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via 'rp4wp_view' Parameter
summary: >-
  The Related Posts for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to
  Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.0 via
  the 'rp4wp_view' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated
  attackers, with con…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: barrykooij
product: Related Posts for WordPress
affected:
  - related_posts_for_wordpress <= 3.0.0
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-28T14:36:21.286570Z'
published: '2026-10-28'
updated: '2026-10-28'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-28T16:09:53.821Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-109980'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6c197521-6e8d-4cdc-b4a3-0c165ea5ff6a?source=cve
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/related-posts-for-wp/tags/3.0.0/src/Admin/LinkScreen/ListTable.php#L169
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/related-posts-for-wp/tags/3.0.0/src/Admin/LinkScreen/ListTable.php#L357
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/related-posts-for-wp/tags/3.0.0/src/Admin/LinkScreen/Page.php#L107
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/related-posts-for-wp/tags/3.0.0/src/Admin/LinkScreen/Page.php#L286
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3757484%40related-posts-for-wp&new=3757484%40related-posts-for-wp
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00218
epssPercentile: 0.12376
ingestedAt: '2026-10-28T07:06:27.115Z'
---

## Overview

The Related Posts for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.0 via the 'rp4wp_view' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to extract the titles and publication dates of all private posts site-wide, normally restricted to Editor-level users and above. The page's existing authorization check only verifies edit_posts and edit_post on a parent post the attacker owns, both of which any Contributor satisfies, leaving no effective gate against reading other authors' private posts.

## Affected

- `related_posts_for_wordpress <= 3.0.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.