CVE-2023-2446 UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Sensitive Information Disclosure via Shortcode
Authenticated subscribers can retrieve sensitive user meta via shortcode, potentially leading to high-privilege account takeover.
- 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-2023-2446?
CVE-2023-2446 is a medium-severity vulnerability in UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin, published on 22 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure via the 'userpro' shortcode in versions up to, and including 5.1.1. This is due to insufficient restriction on sensitive user meta values that can be called via that shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions, and above to retrieve sensitive user meta that can be used to gain access to a high privileged user account.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2446?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Userproplugin Userpro.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2446?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2446 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-2446 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2446 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin
- CVE-2024-35700 WordPress UserPro plugin <= 5.1.8 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover vulnerability
- CVE-2023-2437 UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Authentication Bypass to Administrator
- CVE-2023-2449 UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism
- CVE-2017-16562 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-2023-2440 UserPro <= 5.1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Privilege Escalation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g86m-gmqj-jhhp.