CVE-2023-6226
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.53%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- 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
- 0.53% probability · 43th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-639
- Affected
- getshortcodes/shortcodes ultimate
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ultimate/trunk/includes/shortcodes/meta.phpExploit
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3000576%40shortcodes-ultimate&new=3000576%40shortcodes-ultimate&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=Patch
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4d936a48-b300-4a41-8d28-ba34cb3c5cb7?source=cvePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ultimate/trunk/includes/shortcodes/meta.phpExploit
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3000576%40shortcodes-ultimate&new=3000576%40shortcodes-ultimate&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=Patch
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4d936a48-b300-4a41-8d28-ba34cb3c5cb7?source=cvePatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.