XSS in Cmorillas1 Shortcodes Blocks Creator Ultimate
CVE-2024-12166
The Shortcodes Blocks Creator Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'page' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. CVE-2024-54264 may be a duplicate of this.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.003 (23.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-12166?
- CVE-2024-12166 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cmorillas1 Shortcodes Blocks Creator Ultimate, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-12-07.
- How severe is CVE-2024-12166?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-12166 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.