Authenticated user metadata disclosure via unrestricted key
Published Mar 13, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Authorization bypass in User Shortcodes Plus 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read sensitive user metadata. The user_meta shortcode accepts an unrestricted key attribute and returns the matching metadata value without checking whether that key is safe to expose. Contributor-level access and the ability to place the shortcode in post content are required, and the impact is limited to disclosure of stored user metadata.
Summary
What happened
Authorization bypass in User Shortcodes Plus 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read sensitive user metadata. The user_meta shortcode accepts an unrestricted key attribute and returns the matching metadata value without checking whether that key is safe to expose. Contributor-level access and the ability to place the shortcode in post content are required, and the impact is limited to disclosure of stored user metadata.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-6969
- Published
- Mar 13, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Kyle B. Johnson
- Product
- User Shortcodes Plus
- Classifications
- CWE-639, T1213
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Mar 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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