SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-24859

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.

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 0.78%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.78%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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

CVSS 3.1
4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.78% probability · 54th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-284
Affected
user meta shortcodes project/user meta shortcodes
Source
contact@wpscan.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.