WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate <= 5.10.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

5.4
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24525
CVSS 5.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published August 23, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher apple502j

Description

The Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 5.10.2 allows users with Contributor roles to perform stored XSS via shortcode attributes. Note: the plugin is inconsistent in its handling of shortcode attributes; some do escape, most don't, and there are even some attributes that are insecure by design (like [su_button]'s onclick attribute).

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug shortcodes-ultimate (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 5.10.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 5.10.2
Patched Version
  • 5.10.2

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