CVE-2024-9846 affects the Enable Shortcodes inside Widgets, Comments and Experts plugin for WordPress, allowing arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to and including 1.0.0. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) stems from improper validation before running do_shortcode, enabling unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes, potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aftabhusain:enable_shortcodes_inside_widgets\,comments_and_experts:*:*:*:*:*: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:L/A:L
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