Shortcodes Ultimate <= 5.12.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure

6.5
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE CVE-2023-0911
CVSS 6.5 (Medium)
Publicly Published February 27, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Erwan LR - WPScan

Description

The Shortcodes Ultimate for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 5.12.7 via its shortcodes. This can allow authenticated attackers with subscriber-level privileges or higher to extract sensitive data including user meta information.

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Vulnerability Details for WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug shortcodes-ultimate (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 5.12.8, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 5.12.7
Patched Version
  • 5.12.8

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