CVE-2021-24859 (GCVE-0-2021-24859)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-13 10:41 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:42
VLAI?
Title
User Meta Shortcodes <= 0.5 - Contributor+ Unauthorized Arbitrary User Metadata Access
Summary
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
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| Unknown | User meta shortcodes |
Affected:
0.5 , ≤ 0.5
(custom)
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Credits
Francesco Carlucci
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