WordPress CVEs

Description

The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the several parameters in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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 7.2.2
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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 7.2.2
• getshortcodes shortcodes_ultimate — Before 7.3.0

References

• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ultimate/trunk/includes/js/shortcodes/index.js Product
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3171844/ Patch
• www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/78af6e06-4b4c-4f56-a6f8-f98e8f681976?source=cve Third Party Advisory
• nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record