CVE-2023-31073 WordPress Shortcode to display post and user data plugin <= 1.2.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can access restricted post and user data due to missing authorization checks in the WordPress plugin.
- 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-2023-31073?
CVE-2023-31073 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jose Vega Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields, published on 9 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Jose Vega Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields: from n/a through 1.2.0.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31073?
How do I fix CVE-2023-31073?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31073 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-2023-31073 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31073 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6f3q-67gr-5v5r.