WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate: Cross-site scripting
WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate
- Plugin slug
shortcodes-ultimate- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Apr 13, 2024
This CVE was published Apr 13, 2024 and is one of 32 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 7.0.5 does not properly escape some of its shortcodes attributes before they are echoed back to users, making it possible for users with the contributor role to conduct Stored XSS attacks.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N