Vulnerability · Published Feb 20, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-1510WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate <= 7.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via su_tooltip Shortcode
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate from gn_themes. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's su_tooltip shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes and user supplied tags. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| gn_themes | WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate | 0 – through 7.0.2 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ee03d780-076b-4501-a353-376198a4bd7b?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ultimate/tags/7.0.2/includes/shortcodes/tooltip.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3037436/shortcodes-ultimate/trunk/includes/shortcodes/tooltip.php