vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: shortcode-to-display-post-and-user-data: CVE-2023-6996: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 16, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Jun 24, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 16, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jun 24, 2025
Description
The Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Code Injection via the plugin's vg_display_data shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1 due to insufficient input validation and restriction on access to that shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to call arbitrary functions and execute code.
Solution
shortcode-to-display-post-and-user-data-plugin-cve-2023-6996
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