PT-2021-16340
CVE-2021-24859
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Published
2021-12-13
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Updated
2021-12-16
Description by
CVSS 3.1
4.3
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
User Meta Shortcodes WordPress plugin versions 0.5 and earlier
Description:
The issue allows any user with a role as low as contributor to access other users' metadata by specifying the user login as a parameter, making the WordPress instance vulnerable to data extrafiltration, including password hashes.
Recommendations:
For versions 0.5 and earlier, consider disabling the shortcode that allows access to user metadata until a patch is available.
Restrict access to the
user login parameter in the affected shortcode to minimize the risk of exploitation.
As a temporary workaround, limit the role of users who can access the shortcode to higher roles than contributor.Exploitability
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