CVE-2023-6969 is an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability affecting the User Shortcodes Plus plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 2.0.2. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to retrieve sensitive user metadata due to insufficient validation of a user-controlled key within the user_meta shortcode. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a low-complexity attack requiring low privileges to achieve low confidentiality impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kylebjohnson:user_shortcodes_plus:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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