WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate: Cross-site scripting
WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate is affected by cross-site scripting. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. 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
- Jul 21, 2025
This CVE was published Jul 21, 2025 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 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the preview function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes via a forged request, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. In combination with CVE-2025-7354, it leads to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N