CVE-2023-0890 Shortcodes Ultimate < 5.12.8 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Access
Authenticated subscribers can view draft, private, or password-protected posts and leak passwords due to missing authorization checks in Shortcodes Ultimate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0890?
CVE-2023-0890 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate, published on 20 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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 authenticated users such as subscriber to view draft, private or even password protected posts. It is also possible to leak the password of protected posts
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0890?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0890?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0890 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-0890 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0890 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate
- CVE-2017-18580 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2023-23800 WordPress Shortcodes Ultimate Plugin <= 5.12.6 is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- CVE-2023-25040 WordPress Shortcodes Ultimate Plugin <= 5.12.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2023-0911 Shortcodes Ultimate < 5.12.8 - Subscriber+ User Meta Disclosure
- CVE-2025-5567 Shortcodes Ultimate <= 7.4.0 - Authenticted (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'data-url' Attribute
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vmwx-8pmg-4mrr.