CVE-2024-4217 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The shortcodes-ultimate-pro WordPress plugin before 7.1.5 does not properly escape some of its shortcodes' settings, making it possible for attackers with a Contributor account to conduct Stored XSS attacks.

Published: 2024-07-13

Score: 4.7 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

shortcodes-ultimate-pro

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 7.1.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:getshortcodes:shortcodes_ultimate:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00134.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/55cb43bf-7c8f-4df7-b4de-bf2bb1c2766d/

History

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Getshortcodes Getshortcodes shortcodes Ultimate
Weaknesses		CWE-79
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:getshortcodes:shortcodes_ultimate:::::pro:wordpress::
Vendors & Products		Getshortcodes Getshortcodes shortcodes Ultimate

Subscriptions

Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2024-07-13T06:00:05.734Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T20:33:53.001Z

Reserved: 2024-04-25T21:00:47.980Z

Link: CVE-2024-4217

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T20:33:53.001Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-07-13T06:15:03.097

Modified: 2025-06-10T16:00:06.517

Link: CVE-2024-4217

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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