CVE-2023-6996

HIGH

Post and User Profile Fields <= 1.2.1 - Authenticated Code Injection via vg_display_data Shortcode

Title source: llm

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.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Patch

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3021133%40shortcode-to-display-post-and-user-data&new=3021133%40shortcode-to-display-post-and-user-data&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Patch, Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e0662c3a-5b82-4b9a-aa69-147094930d1f?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0107

EPSS Percentile 60.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-94

Status published

Products (2)

josevega/Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields < 1.2.1

vegacorp/display_custom_fields_in_the_frontend_-_post_and_user_profile_fields < 1.3.0

Published Feb 05, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026