PT-2024-12259 · Unknown · Display Custom Fields In The Frontend – Post/User Profile Fields

Yuki Haruma · Published 2024-12-09 · Updated 2024-12-09 · CVE-2023-31073

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 Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields versions 1.2.0 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a Missing Authorization vulnerability, which allows exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels. This can lead to unauthorized access due to missing security checks.

Recommendations For Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields versions 1.2.0 and earlier, consider restricting access to custom fields in the frontend until a proper authorization mechanism is implemented. As a temporary workaround, review and manually configure access control security levels to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-31073

Affected Products

Display Custom Fields In The Frontend – Post/User Profile Fields

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31073 · Security Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/shortcode-to-display-post-and-user-data/vulnerability/wordpress-shortcode-to-display-post-and-user-data-plugin-1-2-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1866084882637586503 · Twitter Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/shortcode-to-display-post-and-user-data/vulnerability/wordpress-shortcode-to-display-post-and-user-data-plugin-1-2-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note