What is CVE-2024-12018?

CVE-2024-12018 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Aliakro Snippet Shortcodes, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-12018?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-12018 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Aliakro Snippet Shortcodes

CVE-2024-12018

The Snippet Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized Shortcode Deletion due to missing authorization in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.6. Note that a nonce is used as authentication here, but the value is leake…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.004 (28.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Aliakro Snippet Shortcodes — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12018?: CVE-2024-12018 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Aliakro Snippet Shortcodes, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-12018?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-12018 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.