What is CVE-2022-38086?

CVE-2022-38086 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-10-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-38086?

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

Is CVE-2022-38086 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate

CVE-2022-38086

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Shortcodes Ultimate plugin <= 5.12.0 at WordPress leading to plugin preset settings change.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.003 (22.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Getshortcodes Shortcodes_ultimate
Vladimir Anokhin Shortcodes Ultimate (Wordpress Plugin) — versions <= 5.12.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

audit@patchstack.com (Third Party Advisory)
audit@patchstack.com (Product, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38086?: CVE-2022-38086 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-38086?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-38086 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.