CVE-2023-0911: Shortcodes Ultimate < 5.12.8 - Subscriber+ User Meta Disclosure

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-03-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 5.12.8 does not validate the user meta to be retrieved via the user shortcode, allowing any authenticated users such as subscriber to retrieve arbitrary user meta (except the user_pass), such as the user email and activation key by default.

Affected products

gn_themes WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate: before 5.12.8 — fixed in 5.12.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: gn_themes WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate 5.12.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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