PT-2023-19889 · WordPress · Shortcodes Ultimate

Rafie Muhammad · Published 2023-03-30 · Updated 2023-04-05 · CVE-2023-25040

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Shortcodes Ultimate plugin versions <= 5.12.6

Description The issue is related to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This vulnerability affects users with contributor or higher permissions. There is no information provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For versions <= 5.12.6, update to a version higher than 5.12.6 to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about other mitigation measures.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-25040

Affected Products

Shortcodes Ultimate

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-25040 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25040 · Security Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/shortcodes-ultimate/wordpress-shortcodes-ultimate-plugin-5-12-6-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/61171 · Telegram Post