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Unscored CVE-2021-24859 EUVD-2021-11771GHSA-m96c-8jmv-4r54

User Meta Shortcodes <= 0.5 - Contributor+ Unauthorized Arbitrary User Metadata Access

Published Dec 13, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— User meta shortcodes 0.5 – ≤ 0.5 —

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