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2 vulnerabilities found for user_shortcodes_plus by kylebjohnson
CVE-2023-6969 (GCVE-0-2023-6969)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2024-03-13 15:26 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:01
VLAI
Title
User Shortcodes Plus <= 2.0.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Disclosure via user_meta Shortcode
Summary
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.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| kbjohnson90 | User Shortcodes Plus |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.0.2
(semver)
|
Credits
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CVE-2023-6969 (GCVE-0-2023-6969)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-03-13 15:26 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:01
VLAI
Title
User Shortcodes Plus <= 2.0.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Disclosure via user_meta Shortcode
Summary
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.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| kbjohnson90 | User Shortcodes Plus |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.0.2
(semver)
|
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