CVE-2023-6226 : The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnera

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.

Published 2023-11-28 05:15:09

Updated 2023-12-04 18:58:04

Source Wordfence

View at NVD, CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2023-6226

Getshortcodes » Shortcodes Ultimate » For Wordpress
Versions before (<) 7.0.0
cpe:2.3:a:getshortcodes:shortcodes_ultimate:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Matching versions

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-6226

EPSS FAQ

0.13%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 33 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-6226

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.3	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N	2.8	1.4	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: Low Integrity: None Availability: None
4.3	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N	2.8	1.4	Wordfence
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: Low Integrity: None Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2023-6226

CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2023-6226

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ultimate/trunk/includes/shortcodes/meta.php

meta.php in shortcodes-ultimate/trunk/includes/shortcodes – WordPress Plugin Repository
Exploit

CVEs referencing this url
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3000576%40shortcodes-ultimate&new=3000576%40shortcodes-ultimate&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

429 Too Many Requests
Patch

CVEs referencing this url
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4d936a48-b300-4a41-8d28-ba34cb3c5cb7?source=cve

WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate <= 5.13.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Information Disclosure
Patch;Third Party Advisory

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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-6226

Products affected by CVE-2023-6226

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-6226

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-6226

CWE ids for CVE-2023-6226

References for CVE-2023-6226