CVE-2023-6226 (GCVE-0-2023-6226)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-28 04:31 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:51
VLAI
Title
WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate <= 5.13.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Information Disclosure
Summary
The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 5.13.3 via the su_meta shortcode due to missing validation on the user controlled keys 'key' and 'post_id'. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to retrieve arbitrary post meta values which may contain sensitive information when combined with another plugin.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
gn_themes WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate Affected: 0 , ≤ 5.13.3 (semver)
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Credits
Francesco Carlucci
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