Contributor-level metadata disclosure via unchecked shortcode post ID
Published Jun 11, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Missing authorization in Custom Field Template 2.6.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary post metadata. The cft shortcode accepts a caller-supplied post_id and returns that post's metadata without verifying access to the selected post. Contributor-level access is sufficient, and the disclosure is limited to metadata returned through the crafted shortcode request.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in Custom Field Template 2.6.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary post metadata. The cft shortcode accepts a caller-supplied post_id and returns that post's metadata without verifying access to the selected post. Contributor-level access is sufficient, and the disclosure is limited to metadata returned through the crafted shortcode request.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-6748
- Published
- Jun 11, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Hiroaki Miyashita
- Product
- Custom Field Template
- Classifications
- CWE-922, CWE-862, T1213
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jun 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=2.6.1
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