CVE-2023-6996 is a critical code injection vulnerability affecting the "Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields" WordPress plugin, specifically through its vg_display_data shortcode. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to execute arbitrary code due to insufficient input validation. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), successful exploitation could lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vegacorp:display_custom_fields_in_the_frontend_-_post_and_user_profile_fields:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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