# CVE-2024-51638: WordPress Awesome Shortcodes For Genesis plugin 1.1.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via CSRF, leading to stored XSS and potential account takeover in the Awesome Shortcodes For Genesis plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4gjx-j363-q574

## What is CVE-2024-51638?

CVE-2024-51638 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Sanjeev Mohindra Awesome Shortcodes For Genesis, published on 19 Nov 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

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Sanjeev Mohindra Awesome Shortcodes For Genesis awesome-shortcodes-for-genesis allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Awesome Shortcodes For Genesis: from n/a through 1.1.8.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51638?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-51638?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51638 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-51638 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51638 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-51638 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-51638 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Sanjeev Mohindra Awesome Shortcodes For Genesis, published on 19 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51638 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sanjeev Mohindra Awesome Shortcodes For Genesis. 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-2024-51638/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51638/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-51638
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51638
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-51638

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51638/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.