Authorization bypass in josevega Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| josevega | Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields | up to 1.2.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields Vendorjosevega Affected up to 1.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:josevega:display_custom_fields_in_the_frontend_-_post_and_user_profile_fields:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.3.0 | Vulnerable | josevega |
- cpe:2.3:a:josevega:display_custom_fields_in_the_frontend_-_post_and_user_profile_fields:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·josevega
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6983
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v92p-76ff-mghv
References
Patch 2
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/08d43c67-df40-4f1a-a351-803e59edee13?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3021133%40shortcode-to-display-post-and-user-data&new=3021133%40shortcode-to-display-post-and-user-data&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Sources
- CVE-2023-6983 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-6983 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v92p-76ff-mghv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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