CVE-2024-3548: Shortcodes Ultimate < 7.1.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-05-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 7.1.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

Affected products

gn_themes WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate: before 7.1.2 — fixed in 7.1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: gn_themes WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate 7.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9eef8b29-2c62-4daa-ae90-467ff9be18d8/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9eef8b29-2c62-4daa-ae90-467ff9be18d8/

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