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FKIE_CVE-2021-24525

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-09-20 10:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:40

Severity

5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Summary

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).

References

	URL	Tags
	contact@wpscan.com	https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7f5659bd-50c3-4725-95f4-cf88812acf1c	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7f5659bd-50c3-4725-95f4-cf88812acf1c	Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	getshortcodes	shortcodes_ultimate	*

JSON

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          "product": "WordPress Shortcodes Plugin \u2014 Shortcodes Ultimate",
          "vendor": "Unknown",
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              "status": "affected",
              "version": "5.10.2",
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            }
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        }
      ],
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com"
    }
  ],
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El plugin Shortcodes Ultimate de WordPress versiones anteriores a 5.10.2, permite a usuarios con roles de Colaborador llevar a cabo un ataque de tipo XSS almacenado por medio de los atributos de los shortcodes. Nota: el plugin es inconsistente en su manejo de los atributos del shortcode; algunos escapan, la mayor\u00eda no, e incluso se presentan algunos atributos que no son seguros por dise\u00f1o (como el atributo onclick de [su_button])"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2021-24525",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:40:10.947",
  "metrics": {
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        "baseSeverity": "LOW",
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          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "SINGLE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 3.5,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
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          "version": "2.0"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 6.8,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
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    }
  ],
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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        {
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          "value": "CWE-79"
        }
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  ]
}

CVE-2021-24525 (GCVE-0-2021-24525)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-20 10:06 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:35

Title

Shortcodes Ultimate < 5.10.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Assigner

WPScan mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7f5659bd-50c3-47…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate	Affected: 5.10.2 , < 5.10.2 (custom)

Credits

apple502j

Show details on NVD website

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Sightings

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