realmag777 WPCS Plugin up to 1.2.0.4 on WordPress Shortcode code injection

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in realmag777 WPCS Plugin up to 1.2.0.4 on WordPress. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Shortcode Handler. This manipulation causes code injection. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-2169. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in realmag777 WPCS Plugin up to 1.2.0.4 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is some 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. The summary by CVE is:

The The WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0.4. 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 released by Arkadiusz Hydzik. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-2169 since 03/10/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/11/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

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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• realmag777

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• WPCS Plugin

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• 1.2.0.0
• 1.2.0.1
• 1.2.0.2
• 1.2.0.3
• 1.2.0.4

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