CVE-2023-6226 (GCVE-0-2023-6226)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-11-28 04:31
Modified
2026-04-08 16:51
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gn_themes | WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate |
Version: 0 ≤ 5.13.3 |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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