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CVE-2021-24859

MEDIUM 4.3 CVSS 3.1
Published
December 13, 2021
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-284
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Description

The User Meta Shortcodes WordPress plugin through 0.5 registers a shortcode that allows any user with a role as low as contributor to access other users metadata by specifying the user login as a parameter. This makes the WP instance vulnerable to data extrafiltration, including password hashes

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown User meta shortcodes — From 0.5 (including) to 0.5 (including)
  • user_meta_shortcodes_project user_meta_shortcodes — Up to and including 0.5

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/958f44a5-07e7-4349-9212-2a039a082ba0 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record