CVE-2025-5567 Shortcodes Ultimate <= 7.4.0 - Authenticted (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'data-url' Attribute
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the data-url attribute, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-5567?
CVE-2025-5567 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in gn_themes WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate, published on 4 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'data-url' DOM element attribute in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, 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-2025-5567?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate.
How do I fix CVE-2025-5567?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5567 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-2025-5567 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-5567 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-jqwp-xq96-2mhw.