CVE-2023-0911

Shortcodes Ultimate < 5.12.8 - Subscriber+ User Meta Disclosure

Published Mar 20, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-12899 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Feb 25, 2025, 8:28 PM
Reserved
Feb 18, 2023, 9:44 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 20, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:26 AM