CVE-2021-24859

4.3 mediumEPSS 0.8%

Medium (4.3) in user meta shortcodes project user meta shortcodes. EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The User Meta Shortcodes WordPress plugin through 0.5 registers a shortcode that allows any user with a role as low as contributor to access other users metadata by specifying the user login as a parameter. This makes the WP instance vulnerable to data extrafiltration, including password hashes

Severity

CVSS 3.1

4.3 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 56% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-284
Published: 2021-12-13
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

user_meta_shortcodes_project:user_meta_shortcodes

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/958f44a5-07e7-4349-9212-2a039a082ba0
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/958f44a5-07e7-4349-9212-2a039a082ba0

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