PT-2024-17466 · WordPress · Shortcodes Blocks Creator Ultimate

Colin Xu · Published 2024-12-07 · Updated 2025-07-14 · CVE-2024-12166

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Shortcodes Blocks Creator Ultimate plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.2.0

Description The issue is related to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the page parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This allows 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.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 2.2.0, update to a version that includes the necessary input sanitization and output escaping to prevent Reflected Cross-Site Scripting. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the page parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-12166

Affected Products

Shortcodes Blocks Creator Ultimate

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-12166 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12166 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-shortcodes-creator/trunk/admin/class-shortcode-list-table.php#L83 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/128898 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1865225030772121734 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/12308 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6ece9b6d-6802-44b9-9ead-1563286f4ff3?source=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1865254720199151967 · Twitter Post