CVE-2017-18580 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting the Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress, specifically versions prior to 5.0.1. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code through a filter in meta, post, or user shortcodes. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a severe risk, enabling complete compromise of affected systems. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public Metasploit modules, Nuclei templates exist for authenticated RCE, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:getshortcodes:shortcodes_ultimate:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.