Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.15.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

6.4
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2024-1533
CVSS 6.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published April 15, 2024
Last Updated August 1, 2024
Researcher Ngô Thiên An (ancorn_)

Description

The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the HTML Element in all versions up to, and including, 2.15.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Requires Elementor and the Phlox theme to be installed.

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Vulnerability Details for Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug auxin-elements (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.15.8, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.15.7
Patched Version
  • 2.15.8

Recent vulnerabilities in Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme

# Title CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
1 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
2 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
3 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox <= 2.17.14 - Missing Authorization CVE-2025-69016 4.3 Legion Hunter December 27, 2025
4 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox <= 2.17.12 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure CVE-2025-63071 5.3 Bao - BlueRock October 26, 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 'aux_gmaps' Shortcode CVE-2024-3341 6.4 stealthcopter 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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