CVE-2024-3188 Shortcodes Ultimate < 7.1.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes, leading to stored XSS attacks on WordPress sites using this plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-3188?
CVE-2024-3188 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate, published on 26 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 7.1.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3188?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate.
How do I fix CVE-2024-3188?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3188 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-2024-3188 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-3188 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown 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-27hf-w6wm-652c.