CVE-2024-9578 describes an unauthorized shortcode execution vulnerability in the Hide Links plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.4.2. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.3) allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes present on the target site due to improper hooking of the do_shortcode function. While the vulnerability could lead to information disclosure (CWE-862), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avovkdesign:hide_links:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.