Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox <= 2.17.13 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure

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5.3
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE CVE-2025-63071
CVSS 5.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published October 26, 2025
Last Updated July 8, 2026
Researcher Bao - BlueRock

Description

The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.17.13. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive user or configuration data.

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Vulnerability Details for Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme

Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug auxin-elements (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.17.14, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.17.13
Patched Version
  • 2.17.14

Recent vulnerabilities in Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme

Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.17.21 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
6.4
CVE-2026-57737
Jul 1, 2026
Researcher: timomangcut
Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.17.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Modern Heading Widget
6.4
CVE-2025-12379
Jan 9, 2026
Researcher: Abu Hurayra (HurayraIIT)
Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.17.13 - Unauthenticated Draft Posts Information Exposure
5.3
CVE-2025-13215
Jan 5, 2026
Researcher: Nguyen C
Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox <= 2.17.14 - Missing Authorization
4.3
CVE-2025-69016
Dec 27, 2025
Researcher: Legion Hunter
Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.17.4 - Missing Authorization
4.3
CVE-2024-50500
Jan 31, 2025
Researcher: Rafie Muhammad
Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.17.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Staff Widget
6.4
CVE-2024-12588
Dec 20, 2024
Researcher: zer0gh0st
Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.17.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via aux_contact_box and aux_gmaps Shortcodes
6.4
CVE-2024-9545
Dec 20, 2024
Researcher: David Gallagher (BatFeats)
Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.16.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Modern Heading and Icon Picker Widgets
6.4
CVE-2024-8486
Oct 4, 2024
Researcher: Webbernaut
Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.15.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'title_tag'
6.4
CVE-2024-1396
Apr 15, 2024
Researchers: István Márton, Alex Thomas
Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.15.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom JS
6.4
CVE-2024-1348
Apr 15, 2024
Researcher: Webbernaut
# Title CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
1 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.17.21 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2026-57737 6.4 timomangcut July 1, 2026
2 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.17.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Modern Heading Widget CVE-2025-12379 6.4 Abu Hurayra (HurayraIIT) January 9, 2026
3 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.17.13 - Unauthenticated Draft Posts Information Exposure CVE-2025-13215 5.3 Nguyen C January 5, 2026
4 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox <= 2.17.14 - Missing Authorization CVE-2025-69016 4.3 Legion Hunter December 27, 2025
5 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.17.4 - Missing Authorization CVE-2024-50500 4.3 Rafie Muhammad January 31, 2025
6 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.17.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Staff Widget CVE-2024-12588 6.4 zer0gh0st December 20, 2024
7 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.17.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via aux_contact_box and aux_gmaps Shortcodes CVE-2024-9545 6.4 David Gallagher (BatFeats) December 20, 2024
8 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.16.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Modern Heading and Icon Picker Widgets CVE-2024-8486 6.4 Webbernaut October 4, 2024
9 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.15.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'title_tag' CVE-2024-1396 6.4 István Márton, Alex Thomas April 15, 2024
10 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.15.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom JS CVE-2024-1348 6.4 Webbernaut April 15, 2024
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