CVE-2023-5134 | Easy Registration Forms <= 2.1.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Disclosure via Shortcode

The Easy Registration Forms for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Disclosure via the 'erforms_user_meta' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.1.1 due to insufficient controls on the information retrievable via the shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level capabilities or above, to retrieve arbitrary sensitive user meta.

Published: 2023-09-23 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-5134 is rated Low Risk (29.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.44%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-5134

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.18% 0.44% +0.26%
2 2026-04-21 0.14% 0.18% +0.04%
3 2025-11-21 0.14%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-5134

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-5134

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-5134

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
easyregistrationforms easy_registration_forms <= 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:easyregistrationforms:easy_registration_forms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2023-5134

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