Vulnerabilities > CVE-2023-6983 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Josevega Display Custom Fields in the Frontend - Post and User Profile Fields
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
LOW Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
NONE Summary
The Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1 via the vg_display_data shortcode due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to retrieve potentially sensitive post meta.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/08d43c67-df40-4f1a-a351-803e59edee13?source=cve
- 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=