CVE-2023-6969

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The User Shortcodes Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.2 via the user_meta shortcode due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to retrieve potentially sensitive user meta.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.3/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-639

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
kbjohnson90User Shortcodes Plus<= 2.0.2
kylebjohnsonuser_shortcodes_plus<= 2.0.2

References

Timeline

Published
Mar 13, 2024
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2023-6969: Medium severity, CVSS 4.3 | Vulnix