Vulnerability · Published Mar 20, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-0911Shortcodes Ultimate < 5.12.8 - Subscriber+ User Meta Disclosure
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate | 0 – before 5.12.8 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/35404d16-7213-4293-ac0d-926bd6c17444 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description