What is CVE-2023-6969?

CVE-2023-6969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kbjohnson90 User Shortcodes Plus, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-03-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-6969?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-6969 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Kbjohnson90 User Shortcodes Plus

CVE-2023-6969

The User Shortcodes Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.2 via the user_meta shortcode due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possi…

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.005 (37.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Kbjohnson90 User Shortcodes Plus — versions 0
Kylebjohnson User_shortcodes_plus

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6969?: CVE-2023-6969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kbjohnson90 User Shortcodes Plus, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-03-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-6969?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-6969 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.