Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 20, 2023· Updated Feb 26, 2025
Shortcodes Ultimate < 5.12.8 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Access
CVE-2023-0890
Description
The WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 5.12.8 does not ensure that posts to be displayed via some shortcodes are already public and can be accessed by the user making the request, allowing any authenticated users such as subscriber to view draft, private or even password protected posts. It is also possible to leak the password of protected posts
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Affected products
2- WordPress Shortcodes Plugin/Shortcodes Ultimatedescription
- Range: <5.12.8
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- wpscan.com/vulnerability/8a466f15-f112-4527-8b02-4544a8032671mitreexploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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