CVE-2024-12166 describes a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Shortcodes Blocks Creator Ultimate WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to and including 2.2.0. This flaw, stemming from insufficient input sanitization of the 'page' parameter, allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), successful exploitation requires user interaction, such as clicking a crafted link, and could lead to information disclosure and limited data manipulation. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cmorillas1:shortcodes_blocks_creator_ultimate:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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