Vulnerability · Published Dec 9, 2024 · Assigned by Patchstack

CVE-2023-49849WordPress Shortcoder plugin <= 6.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authorization in Shortcoder from vaakash. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in vaakash Shortcoder shortcoder allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Shortcoder: from n/a through <= 6.3.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
vaakash Shortcoder 0 – through 6.3

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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