What is CVE-2021-24525?

CVE-2021-24525 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-09-20.

How severe is CVE-2021-24525?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24525 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate

CVE-2021-24525

The Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 5.10.2 allows users with Contributor roles to perform stored XSS via shortcode attributes. Note: the plugin is inconsistent in its handling of shortcode attributes; some do escape, most don't, and there are even some attributes that are insecure by design (like [su_button]'s onclick attribute).

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (46.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Getshortcodes Shortcodes_ultimate
Unknown Wordpress Shortcodes Plugin — Ultimate — versions 5.10.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24525?: CVE-2021-24525 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-09-20.
How severe is CVE-2021-24525?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24525 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.