Auth bypass in Getshortcodes Shortcodes_ultimate

CVE-2023-0890

The WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 5.12.8 does not ensure that posts to be displayed via some shortcodes are already public and can be accessed by the user making the request, allowing any authent…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.007 (46.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0890?
CVE-2023-0890 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Getshortcodes Shortcodes_ultimate, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2023-0890?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-0890 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.