CVE-2023-0911

MEDIUM EPSS 46.7%
Published Mar 20, 20233y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Mar 20, 2023 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

The WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 5.12.8 does not validate the user meta to be retrieved via the user shortcode, allowing any authenticated users such as subscriber to retrieve arbitrary user meta (except the user_pass), such as the user email and activation key by default.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.5
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
46.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-862 Missing Authorization Authorization

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
getshortcodesshortcodes_ultimate* <5.12.8

References 1

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/35404d16-7213-4293-ac0d-926bd6c17444
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.