CVE-2023-6983

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1 via the vg_display_data 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 post 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
josevegaDisplay custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields<= 1.2.1

References

Timeline

Published
Feb 5, 2024
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2023-6983: Medium severity, CVSS 4.3 | Vulnix