vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: shortcode-to-display-post-and-user-data: CVE-2023-6983: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jan 16, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 16, 2024
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 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.
Solution
shortcode-to-display-post-and-user-data-plugin-cve-2023-6983
References
Rapid7 Labs
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