8.8

CVE-2023-6996: josevega display_custom_fields_in_the_frontend_-_post_and_user_profile_fields Code Injection

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 05-02-2024Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-6996 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Code Injection vulnerability in josevega display_custom_fields_in_the_frontend_-_post_and_user_profile_fields. EPSS estimates a 1.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.06%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-02-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Code Injection via the plugin's vg_display_data shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1 due to insufficient input validation and restriction on access to that shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to call arbitrary functions and execute code.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.06%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.06% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.06%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Josevega1 product
Vegacorp1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • shortcode-to-display-post-and-user-data≤ 1.2.1 (fixed in 1.3.0)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

3 links