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CVE-2021-24525

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
September 20, 2021
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 5.10.2 allows users with Contributor roles to perform stored XSS via shortcode attributes. Note: the plugin is inconsistent in its handling of shortcode attributes; some do escape, most don't, and there are even some attributes that are insecure by design (like [su_button]'s onclick attribute).

Affected WordPress components

  • Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements Plugin · shortcodes-ultimate
    Confirmed match Active
    From 5.10.2 (including) to 5.10.2 (excluding)
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate — From 5.10.2 (including) to 5.10.2 (excluding)
  • getshortcodes shortcodes_ultimate — Before 5.10.2

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7f5659bd-50c3-4725-95f4-cf88812acf1c Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record