Vulnerability · Published Sep 2, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-3773LiveJournal Shortcode <= 1.1.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in LiveJournal Shortcode from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The LiveJournal Shortcode WordPress plugin through 1.1.1 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | LiveJournal Shortcode | 0 – through 1.1.1 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b2c7d31d-8d9f-4c79-b01b-fc350c60a528/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description