First published: Wed May 15 2024(Updated: )
The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 7.1.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
Credit: contact@wpscan.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Shortcodes Ultimate by Vova Anokhin | <7.1.2 | |
Shortcodes Ultimate | <7.1.2 |
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CVE-2024-3548 is rated as high severity due to the potential for reflected cross-site scripting that targets high privilege users.
To fix CVE-2024-3548, update the WP Shortcodes Plugin to version 7.1.2 or later.
CVE-2024-3548 affects users of the WP Shortcodes Plugin version prior to 7.1.2, particularly administrators.
CVE-2024-3548 is a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability due to improper sanitization of parameters.
Yes, CVE-2024-3548 can be exploited remotely by an attacker to execute malicious scripts on affected users' browsers.