gn_themes WP Shortcodes Plugin up to 7.0.3 on WordPress Shortcode cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in gn_themes WP Shortcodes Plugin up to 7.0.3 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Shortcode Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-1808. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in gn_themes WP Shortcodes Plugin up to 7.0.3 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'su_qrcode' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.0.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

The weakness was disclosed 02/28/2024 by Craig Smith. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-1808 since 02/22/2024. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

gn_themes

Name

WP Shortcodes Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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CNA Base Score: 6.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

02/22/2024 🔍
02/28/2024 +6 days 🔍
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04/18/2025 +415 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 3041647
Researcher: Craig Smith
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-1808 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-1808
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-255112

Entryinfo

Created: 02/28/2024 16:10
Updated: 04/18/2025 14:10
Changes: 02/28/2024 16:10 (51), 03/15/2024 00:09 (1), 01/27/2025 19:56 (53), 04/18/2025 14:10 (3)
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