CVE-2024-2583 Shortcodes Ultimate < 7.0.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

What is CVE-2024-2583?

CVE-2024-2583 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate, published on 13 Apr 2024. 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 WordPress plugin before 7.0.5 does not properly escape some of its shortcodes attributes before they are echoed back to users, making it possible for users with the contributor role to conduct Stored XSS attacks.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2583?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2583?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2583 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-2024-2583 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-2583 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP 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-2023-25040 WordPress Shortcodes Ultimate Plugin <= 5.12.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Medium 6.5
• 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

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-f43j-xw4p-q9wr.