Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields <= 1.2.1 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Meta Disclosure

2024-01-16 00:00
Francesco Carlucci

Vulnerability Overview

The Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1 via the vg_display_data shortcode due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to retrieve potentially sensitive post meta.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.3.0, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.

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