PT-2024-17403 · WordPress · Snippet Shortcodes

Theviper17Y + 1 · Published 2024-12-12 · Updated 2024-12-12 · CVE-2024-12018

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Snippet Shortcodes plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 4.1.6

Description The issue is related to missing authorization, allowing authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to delete the plugin's shortcodes. A nonce is used as authentication, but its value is leaked, enabling the unauthorized deletion.

Recommendations For versions up to and including 4.1.6, update to a version higher than 4.1.6 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the shortcodes deletion functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-12018

Affected Products

Snippet Shortcodes

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12018 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3205481/shortcode-variables/trunk/includes/hooks.php · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4e6e8f68-6977-478a-b62e-0ec9385eb2af?source=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1867229687505703092 · Twitter Post
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-variables · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1867171892320215145 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/12735 · Telegram Post