CVE-2023-2448

MEDIUM 6.5

UserPro <= 5.1.4 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via userpro_shortcode_template

CVSS Score

6.5

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

The UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'userpro_shortcode_template' function in versions up to, and including, 5.1.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrary shortcode execution. An attacker can leverage CVE-2023-2446 to get sensitive information via shortcode.

CWE	CWE-862
Vendor	n/a
Product	userpro - community and user profile wordpress plugin
Published	Nov 22, 2023
Last Updated	Apr 8, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

n/a / UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin

0 ≤ 5.1.4

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7cbe9175-4a6f-4eb6-8d31-9a9fda9b4f40?source=cve codecanyon.net: https://codecanyon.net/item/userpro-user-profiles-with-social-login/5958681 packetstormsecurity.com: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175871/WordPress-UserPro-5.1.x-Password-Reset-Authentication-Bypass-Escalation.html

Credits

István Márton