Vulnerability CVE-2021-24859


Published: 2021-12-13

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

Type:

CWE-284

(Improper Access Control)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4/10
2.9/10
8/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
Single time
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
User meta shortcodes project -> User meta shortcodes 

 References:
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/958f44a5-07e7-4349-9212-2a039a082ba0

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