keesiemeijer Custom Post Type Date Archives Plugin up to 2.7.1 on WordPress Shortcode code injection

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in keesiemeijer Custom Post Type Date Archives Plugin up to 2.7.1 on WordPress. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Shortcode Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to code injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-1510. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in keesiemeijer Custom Post Type Date Archives Plugin up to 2.7.1 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The The Custom Post Type Date Archives plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.1. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

The weakness was disclosed by Krzysztof Zając. The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-1510 since 02/20/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/22/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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• WordPress Plugin

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• keesiemeijer

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• Custom Post Type Date Archives Plugin

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• 2.7.0
• 2.7.1

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