Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 13, 2021· Updated Aug 3, 2024
User Meta Shortcodes <= 0.5 - Contributor+ Unauthorized Arbitrary User Metadata Access
CVE-2021-24859
Description
The User Meta Shortcodes WordPress plugin through 0.5 registers a shortcode that allows any user with a role as low as contributor to access other users metadata by specifying the user login as a parameter. This makes the WP instance vulnerable to data extrafiltration, including password hashes
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Affected products
2- WordPress/User Meta Shortcodesdescription
- Range: <=0.5
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References
1- wpscan.com/vulnerability/958f44a5-07e7-4349-9212-2a039a082ba0mitrex_refsource_MISC
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