Insecure Direct Object Reference in WP Shortcodes Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2023-6226

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 November 2023

Summary

The WP Shortcodes Plugin, specifically the Shortcodes Ultimate plugin, is impacted by a vulnerability stemming from inadequate validation on user-controlled parameters in the su_meta shortcode. This issue permits authenticated users with contributor-level access and higher to exploit the vulnerability, thereby retrieving arbitrary post meta values. If combined with another plugin, this could expose sensitive information, posing a potential risk to data security.

Affected Version(s)

WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate * <= 5.13.3

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ult...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Francesco Carlucci
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