CVE-2025-7369 Shortcodes Ultimate <= 7.4.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary shortcodes via CSRF, potentially leading to XSS when combined with another vulnerability.
- 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-2025-7369?
CVE-2025-7369 is a medium-severity vulnerability in gn_themes WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate, published on 21 Jul 2025. 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 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the preview function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes via a forged request, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. In combination with CVE-2025-7354, it leads to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7369?
How do I fix CVE-2025-7369?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7369 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-7369 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7369 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9qrf-5w3r-r7p7.