# CVE-2024-3734: FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce <= 1.4.1.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary shortcodes in the FOX Currency Switcher plugin, potentially leading to code execution depending on installed plugins.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 May 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wfgq-222m-x2q7

## What is CVE-2024-3734?

CVE-2024-3734 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in realmag777 FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce, published on 2 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce plugin is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution in versions up to, and including, 1.4.1.8. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes. The severity and exploitability depends on what other plugins are installed and what shortcode functionality they provide.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3734?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-3734?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3734 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-3734 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3734 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-3734 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-3734 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in realmag777 FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce, published on 2 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3734 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: realmag777 FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3734/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3734/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3734
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3734
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-3734

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3734/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.