CVE-2021-24525 describes a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin prior to version 5.10.2. This flaw allows authenticated users with Contributor roles to inject malicious scripts through unescaped shortcode attributes, affecting the getshortcodes shortcodes_ultimate product. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and requiring user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.10.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:getshortcodes:shortcodes_ultimate:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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