Vimeo <= 1.2.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Unpatched
- Affected Plugin
- Vimeo
- Affected Version
<= 1.2.2- CVSS
- 4.3Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
- CVE
CVE-2026-65543
At a glance
CVE-2026-65543 is a medium-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in the Vimeo WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.2.2. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed July 2026, reported by 0xzenko.
Vulnerability Overview
The Vimeo plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 1.2.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to extract sensitive user or configuration data.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.
CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Reaching this weakness in Vimeo <= 1.2.2 takes an account at Subscriber level or above. Sensitive information exposure means data the application intended to keep internal is returned to a caller who should not be able to see it.
The disclosed data — credentials, tokens, customer records or internal paths — is usually worth more as material for a follow-up attack than as an end in itself. No fixed build of this plugin is recorded for Vimeo yet, so installs running <= 1.2.2 stay exposed until the vendor ships one.
Remediation
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
How WordSec helps
No patched version is recorded yet, so there is nothing to update to; WordSec's vulnerability alerts flag this record the moment that changes.
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