CVE-2024-54209: WordPress Awesome Shortcodes plugin <= 1.7.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-12-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPFactory Awesome Shortcodes awesome-shortcodes allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Awesome Shortcodes: from n/a through <= 1.7.2.

Affected products

WPFactory Awesome Shortcodes: through 1.7.2

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/awesome-shortcodes/vulnerability/wordpress-awesome-shortcodes-plugin-1-7-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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