CVE-2023-6488 WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate <= 7.0.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via shortcodes, leading to stored XSS execution on victim pages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-6488?
CVE-2023-6488 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in gn_themes WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate, published on 19 Dec 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
The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'su_button', 'su_members', and 'su_tabs' shortcodes in all versions up to, and including, 7.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6488?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6488?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6488 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-2023-6488 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6488 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in gn_themes WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate
- CVE-2017-18580 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2023-23800 WordPress Shortcodes Ultimate Plugin <= 5.12.6 is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- CVE-2023-25040 WordPress Shortcodes Ultimate Plugin <= 5.12.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2023-0890 Shortcodes Ultimate < 5.12.8 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Access
- CVE-2023-0911 Shortcodes Ultimate < 5.12.8 - Subscriber+ User Meta Disclosure
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mhh9-22f6-qjjm.