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CVE-2024-7381: Geo Controller <= 8.6.9 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Shortcode Execution

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 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: 2024-09-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The Geo Controller plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized shortcode execution due to missing authorization and capability checks on the ajax__shortcode_cache function in all versions up to, and including, 8.6.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes available on the target site.

Affected products

• creativform Geo Controller: through 8.6.9

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3149577/cf-geoplugin/trunk/inc/classes/Shortcodes.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4ed7b13a-eec3-4035-8815-15228fb05af1?source=cve

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