vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: shortcodes-ultimate: CVE-2023-0890: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 27, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026

Description

The Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to missing authorization controls in a plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 5.12.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions and above to read arbitrary posts.

Solution

shortcodes-ultimate-plugin-cve-2023-0890
Title
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