What is CVE-2017-18580?

CVE-2017-18580 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-08-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-18580?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-18580 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate

CVE-2017-18580

The shortcodes-ultimate plugin before 5.0.1 for WordPress has remote code execution via a filter in a meta, post, or user shortcode.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.121 (95.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Getshortcodes Shortcodes_ultimate
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18580?: CVE-2017-18580 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-18580?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-18580 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.