vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: shortcode-to-display-post-and-user-data: CVE-2023-31073: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Apr 24, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Apr 24, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the display_object_data_shortcode function referenced by the vg_display_data shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers , with subscriber-level access and above, to access other users' metadata.
Solution
shortcode-to-display-post-and-user-data-plugin-cve-2023-31073
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31073
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cdf3b629-c1a2-4fdd-b7fc-d3550bd30857?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-35402
- CVE-2023-31073
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-31073
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-35402
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