PT-2023-32827 · WordPress · User Shortcodes Plus

Francesco Carlucci · Published 2023-09-09 · Updated 2025-02-07 · CVE-2023-6969

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions User Shortcodes Plus plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.0.2

Description The issue is related to Insecure Direct Object Reference, which affects the user meta shortcode due to missing validation on a user-controlled key. This allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above to retrieve potentially sensitive user meta.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 2.0.2, update to a version that includes the necessary validation for the user-controlled key in the user meta shortcode to prevent exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the user meta shortcode for users with contributor-level access and above until a patch is available.

Fix

IDOR

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-639

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-6969

Affected Products

User Shortcodes Plus

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6969 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6969 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/110445 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/aboywithflaws/status/1700733718045098114 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/73737 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/user-shortcodes-plus/trunk/includes/Shortcodes/UserMeta.php · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/76a0a87a-dff0-4a51-bad0-8868c342ecde?source=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1767938607699091871 · Twitter Post