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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-24872
CVE-2021-24872:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Get Custom Field Values WordPress plugin before version 4.0 contains a vulnerability that allows users with a role as low as Contributor to access other posts' metadata without proper permission validation (CVE Mitre, WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Incorrect Authorization issue (CWE-863) with a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium). The vulnerability can be exploited using the shortcode format [customfield field="{fieldname}" post_id="{ID}"], allowing contributors to access administrative post metadata (WPScan).
Impact
This vulnerability allows authenticated users with contributor-level access to view metadata from any post on the site, including those they shouldn't have access to, potentially exposing sensitive information stored in post metadata (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 4.0 of the Get Custom Field Values plugin. Site administrators should update to this version or later to prevent unauthorized access to post metadata (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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