WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2023-6226 Modified

WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate: A security weakness

WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires at least contributor-level access. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate
Plugin slug
shortcodes-ultimate
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Nov 28, 2023
Weakness
CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

This CVE was published Nov 28, 2023 and is one of 32 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

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.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources