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CVE-2025-5567

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
July 4, 2025
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed
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 'data-url' DOM element attribute in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.0 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 7.4.0
    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 7.4.0
  • getshortcodes shortcodes_ultimate — Before 7.4.1

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ultimate/tags/7.4.0/includes/js/shortcodes/index.js Product
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fbd67145-5b95-4890-a265-1dd7a029aec6?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record