ORDER POST Plugin up to 2.0.2 on WordPress Shortcode do_shortcode code injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in ORDER POST Plugin up to 2.0.2 on WordPress. Affected is the function do_shortcode of the component Shortcode Handler. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-2805. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ORDER POST Plugin up to 2.0.2 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is the function do_shortcode of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The ORDER POST plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.2. 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 advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-2805 since 03/25/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/10/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

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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• ORDER POST Plugin

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• 2.0.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.0.2

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