Vulnerability · Published Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-6766Shortcodes Ultimate Pro < 7.2.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in shortcodes-ultimate-pro from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The shortcodes-ultimate-pro WordPress plugin before 7.2.1 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 | shortcodes-ultimate-pro | 0 – before 7.2.1 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/77bb1dcf-4e84-497a-955e-f3c0b649ad1c/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description