CVE-2024-12167 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Shortcodes Blocks Creator Ultimate plugin for WordPress, specifically in all versions up to and including 2.2.0. This flaw stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited with low attack complexity via a network vector, requiring user interaction to achieve partial confidentiality and integrity impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.