Vulnerability · Published Mar 7, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-24825Custom Content Shortcode < 4.0.2 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Access / LFI
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity insufficient verification of data authenticity in Custom Content Shortcode from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Custom Content Shortcode WordPress plugin before 4.0.2 does not validate the data passed to its load shortcode, which could allow Contributor+ (v < 4.0.1) or Admin+ (v < 4.0.2) users to display arbitrary files from the filesystem (such as logs, .htaccess etc), as well as perform Local File Inclusion attacks as PHP files will be executed. Please note that such attack is still possible by admin+ in single site blogs by default (but won't be when either the unfiltered_html or file_edit is disallowed)
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Custom Content Shortcode | 4.0.2 – before 4.0.2 |
Weakness: CWE-345