CVEvulnerability

CVE-2023-6983

4.3 MEDIUM Published 2024-02-05 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2024-02-05
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
4.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
4.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-639

Description

The Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1 via the vg_display_data shortcode due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to retrieve potentially sensitive post meta.

Affected configurations

• josevega display custom fields in the frontend - post and user profile fields (< 1.3.0)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key weakness

References