CVE-2023-0890 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2023-0890

Shortcodes Ultimate < 5.12.8 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Access

Vulnerability 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

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Erwan LR (WPScan)
  • WPScan

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: March 20th, 2023
Last Modified: February 26th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.