CVE-2024-4542

May 14, 2024, 4:11 p.m.

Tags

security@wordfence.com
2024-05-14
CVE-2024-4542

CVSS Score

6.4 / 10

Product(s) Impacted

WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress

  • up to 7.1.1

Description

The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's su_lightbox shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.1 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.

Weaknesses

Date

Published: May 14, 2024, 3:44 p.m.

Last Modified: May 14, 2024, 4:11 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.

More info

Source

security@wordfence.com

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score
6.4
Exploitability Score
Impact Score
Base Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3069892%40shortcodes-ultimate%2Ftrunk&old=3064679%40shortcodes-ultimate%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2024-3548/
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https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9eef8b29-2c62-4daa-ae90-467ff9be18d8/
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/71564eec-426a-46fa-b614-388bebae6ebd?source=cve
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