Vulnerability · Published May 17, 2024 · Assigned by Patchstack

CVE-2023-25050WordPress Shortcodes Ultimate plugin <= 5.12.6 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal in Shortcodes Ultimate from Vova Anokhin. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Vova Anokhin Shortcodes Ultimate allows Absolute Path Traversal.This issue affects Shortcodes Ultimate: from n/a through 5.12.6.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Vova Anokhin Shortcodes Ultimate n/a – through 5.12.6

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

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