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CVE-2023-0911

MEDIUM 6.5 CVSS 3.1
Published
March 20, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-862
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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 WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate — Before 5.12.8
  • getshortcodes shortcodes_ultimate — Before 5.12.8

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/35404d16-7213-4293-ac0d-926bd6c17444 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record