Insecure Direct Object Reference in WP Shortcodes Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2023-6226
4.3MEDIUM
Key Information:
- Vendor
Wordpress
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 28 November 2023
What is CVE-2023-6226?
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