# CVE-2023-6748: Custom Field Template <= 2.6.1 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Information Exposure

> Authenticated contributors can extract sensitive post metadata via the cft shortcode in the Custom Field Template WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4947-94mr-v96v

## What is CVE-2023-6748?

CVE-2023-6748 is a medium-severity vulnerability in hiroaki-miyashita Custom Field Template, published on 11 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Custom Field Template plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.1 via the 'cft' shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor access and above, to extract sensitive data including arbitrary post metadata.

Weakness: CWE-922 (Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information), CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6748?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpgogo Custom Field Template.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6748?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6748 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6748 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6748 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in hiroaki-miyashita Custom Field Template

- [CVE-2022-4324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4324/): Custom Field Template < 2.5.8 - Admin+ PHP Object Injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-38392](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38392/): WordPress Custom Field Template Plugin <= 2.5.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-44062](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-44062/): WordPress Custom Field Template plugin <= 2.6.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-6745](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6745/): Custom Field Template <= 2.6.1 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-0627](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0627/): Custom Field Template <= 2.6.1 - Authenticated(Constibutor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom Field Name (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6748 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6748 is a medium-severity vulnerability in hiroaki-miyashita Custom Field Template, published on 11 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6748 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: hiroaki-miyashita Custom Field Template. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6748/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6748/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6748
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6748
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6748

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6748/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.