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CVE-2021-24859

Published: Dec 13, 2021

Modified: Aug 3, 2024

PUBLISHED

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

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	User meta shortcodes	affected `0.5 - <= 0.5`

Weaknesses (CWE)

References

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

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