WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate: Server-side request forgery
WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate is affected by server-side request forgery. Exploitation requires at least administrator-level access. The vulnerable server can be induced to make attacker-selected network requests.
- Component
- WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate
- Plugin slug
wp-shortcodes-plugin-shortcodes-ultimate- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Nov 23, 2025
This CVE was published Nov 23, 2025 and is one of 4 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 Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.5 via the su_shortcode_csv_table function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services. If the 'Unsafe features' option is explicitly enabled by an administrator, this issue becomes exploitable by Contributor+ attackers
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N