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CVE-2024-2109: Booster Extension <= 1.2.0 - Basic Information Exposure via booster_extension_authorbox_shortcode_display

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The Booster Extension plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0 via the 'booster_extension_authorbox_shortcode_display' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including user emails

Affected products

• themeinwp Booster Extension: through 1.2.0

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/booster-extension/tags/1.2.0/inc/frontend/author-box-shortcode.php
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3053100%40booster-extension&new=3053100%40booster-extension&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/89458095-2efe-4162-961a-7dc80852d312?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/booster-extension/tags/1.2.0/inc/frontend/author-box-shortcode.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/89458095-2efe-4162-961a-7dc80852d312?source=cve

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