CVE-2026-17580

Advanced Views <= 3.9.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure via 'view-refresh' and 'card-refresh' REST Endpoints

2026-07-31 19:18

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.9.2

Affected PluginAdvanced Views – Display Custom Fields (ACF, Pods, MetaBox), Posts, CPT and Woo Products anywhere in Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, Beaver…

Affected Version<= 3.9.1

CVSS6.5Medium

CVECVE-2026-17580

View all Advanced Views – Display Custom Fields (ACF, Pods, MetaBox), Posts, CPT and Woo Products anywhere in Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, Beaver… vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The Advanced Views – Display Custom Fields (ACF, Pods, MetaBox), Posts, CPT and Woo Products anywhere in Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, Beaver… plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.1 via the register_rest_routes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to extract sensitive admin-authored editor content — including template markup, CSS code, JavaScript code, and PHP controller variables — for any Layout or Post Selection post on the site.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.9.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-17580 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d352e4d1-92ab-482b-8fce-90ee3e22ba3c

CVSS Vector

6.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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