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WordPress Shortcodes Ultimate Plugin < 5.10.2 XSS Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
Web application abuses
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
3.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
The WordPress plugin Shortcodes Ultimate is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The plugin allows users with Contributor roles to perform stored XSS via shortcode attributes. Note: the plugin is inconsistent in its handling of shortcode attributes. Some do escape, most don't, and there are even some attributes that are insecure by design (like [su_button]'s onclick attribute).
Affected Software
Affected Software
WordPress Shortcodes Ultimate plugin through version 5.10.1.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 5.10.2 or later.