CVE-2024-3550

6.4 MEDIUM
Published: May 02, 2024 Modified: April 08, 2026
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Description

The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ultimate/trunk/includes/functions-html.php#L51
Source: security@wordfence.com
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ultimate/trunk/includes/shortcodes/dailymotion.php#L141
Source: security@wordfence.com
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ultimate/trunk/includes/shortcodes/lightbox.php#L71
Source: security@wordfence.com
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ultimate/trunk/includes/shortcodes/service.php#L93
Source: security@wordfence.com
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3069959%40shortcodes-ultimate%2Ftrunk&old=3069892%40shortcodes-ultimate%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Source: security@wordfence.com
Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bf7b0f1b-a6d3-4a96-adaa-0adeb6ea2efd?source=cve
Source: security@wordfence.com
Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ultimate/trunk/includes/functions-html.php#L51
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ultimate/trunk/includes/shortcodes/dailymotion.php#L141
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ultimate/trunk/includes/shortcodes/lightbox.php#L71
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ultimate/trunk/includes/shortcodes/service.php#L93
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3069959%40shortcodes-ultimate%2Ftrunk&old=3069892%40shortcodes-ultimate%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bf7b0f1b-a6d3-4a96-adaa-0adeb6ea2efd?source=cve
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.4 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
49th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79 CWE-79

Affected Vendors

getshortcodes

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