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CVE-2024-4821

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
June 5, 2024
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.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 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, 7.1.6 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.

Affected WordPress components

  • Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements Plugin · shortcodes-ultimate
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 7.1.6
    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

  • gn_themes WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate — Up to and including 7.1.6
  • getshortcodes shortcodes_ultimate — Before 7.1.7

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ultimate/tags/7.1.5/includes/shortcodes/lightbox.php#L71 Product
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3096024%40shortcodes-ultimate%2Ftrunk&old=3084162%40shortcodes-ultimate%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file1 Patch
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ec7649da-5358-4fe2-8706-b945bba02c93?source=cve Broken Link
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record