XSS in Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate
CVE-2024-3188
The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 7.1.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate
- Wp Shortcodes Plugin — Ultimate — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/bc273e75-7faf-4eaf-8ebd-efc5d6e9261f/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-3188?
- CVE-2024-3188 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-04-26.
- How severe is CVE-2024-3188?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-3188 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.