CVEs-PoC/2021/CVE-2021-24859.md

### [CVE-2021-24859](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-24859)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=User%20meta%20shortcodes&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0.5%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-284%20Improper%20Access%20Control&color=brightgreen)

### Description

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

### POC

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

#### Github
- https://github.com/20142995/nuclei-templates