WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Get Custom Field Values < 4.0 - Contributors+ Arbitrary Post Metadata Access
Description
The plugin allows users with a role as low as Contributor to access other posts metadata without validating the permissions. Eg. contributors can access admin posts metadata.
Proof of Concept
[custom_field field="{field_name}" post_id="{ID}"]
e.g [custom_field field="_ctct_verify_key" post_id="23"]
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 4.0 References
CVE
Classification
Type
INCORRECT AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Francesco Carlucci
Submitter
Francesco Carlucci
Submitter website
Submitter twitter
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2021-11-09 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2021-11-09 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2022-04-11 (about 2 years ago)
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