CVE-2023-25040 WordPress Shortcodes Ultimate Plugin <= 5.12.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

What is CVE-2023-25040?

CVE-2023-25040 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Vova Anokhin WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate, published on 30 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Vova Anokhin WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin <= 5.12.6 versions.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25040?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate.

How do I fix CVE-2023-25040?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25040 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2023-25040 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25040 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Vova Anokhin WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate

• CVE-2017-18580 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-23800 WordPress Shortcodes Ultimate Plugin <= 5.12.6 is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) High 7.1
• CVE-2023-0890 Shortcodes Ultimate < 5.12.8 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Access Medium 6.5
• CVE-2023-0911 Shortcodes Ultimate < 5.12.8 - Subscriber+ User Meta Disclosure Medium 6.5
• CVE-2025-5567 Shortcodes Ultimate <= 7.4.0 - Authenticted (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'data-url' Attribute Medium 6.4

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-q35r-v94g-2r69.