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CVE-2019-15771

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-08-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-601

Description

The nd-shortcodes plugin before 6.0 for WordPress has a nopriv_ AJAX action that allows modification of the siteurl setting.

Affected products

• Components For Wp Bakery Page Builder Project Components For Wp Bakery Page Builder: before 6.0 — fixed in 6.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Components For Wp Bakery Page Builder Project Components For Wp Bakery Page Builder 6.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://threatpost.com/wordpress-plugins-exploited-in-ongoing-attack-researchers-warn/147671/
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/nd-shortcodes/#developers
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9485
• https://threatpost.com/wordpress-plugins-exploited-in-ongoing-attack-researchers-warn/147671/
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/nd-shortcodes/#developers
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9485

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