CVE-2023-6969 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The User Shortcodes Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.2 via the user_meta shortcode due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to retrieve potentially sensitive user meta.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00231.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Kylebjohnson	User Shortcodes Plus

Configuration 1 [-]

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-shortcodes-plus/trunk/includes/Shortcodes/UserMeta.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/76a0a87a-dff0-4a51-bad0-8868c342ecde?source=cve

History

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 20:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Kylebjohnson Kylebjohnson user Shortcodes Plus
Weaknesses		CWE-639
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:kylebjohnson:user_shortcodes_plus::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products		Kylebjohnson Kylebjohnson user Shortcodes Plus

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2024-03-13T15:26:57.453Z

Updated: 2024-08-28T16:04:05.013Z

Reserved: 2023-12-19T21:53:12.729Z

Link: CVE-2023-6969

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:50:06.964Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-03-13T16:15:09.703

Modified: 2025-02-07T19:33:38.093

Link: CVE-2023-6969

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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