title: Shortcodes Ultimate < 5.12.8 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Access
description: The WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 5.12.8 does not ensure that posts to be displayed via some shortcodes are already public and can be accessed by the user making the request, allowing any authenticated users such as subscriber to view draft, private or even password protected posts. It is also possible to leak the password of protected posts
problem types: CWE-862 Missing Authorization
affected:
{
vendor: Unknown
product: WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate
versions:
status: affected, versionType: custom, version: 0, lessThan: 5.12.8
defaultStatus: unaffected
collectionURL: https://wordpress.org/plugins
}