PT-2025-30424 · WordPress · Shortcodes Ultimate

Dmitry Ignatyev · Published 2025-07-22 · Updated 2025-07-22 · CVE-2025-8015

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate versions prior to 7.4.3

Description The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting. The issue stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the 'Title' and slide link fields of uploaded images. This allows authenticated attackers with Author-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages, which will execute when a user accesses the injected page.

Recommendations Update WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate to version 7.4.3 or later.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-8015

Affected Products

Shortcodes Ultimate

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8015 · Security Note
• https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-8015 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1947677510709268832 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3328729/shortcodes-ultimate · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/deba0a29-7fe5-4f94-bee6-9d01e023215e?source=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1947683942506598771 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/marcin_brz81183/status/1947758639583736233 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvetracker/28385 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/28385 · Telegram Post