CVE-2024-9703 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Arconix Shortcodes plugin for WordPress, specifically in versions up to and including 2.1.12. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages via the 'button' shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low privileges required, but user interaction is necessary for exploitation, leading to potential low impact on confidentiality and integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.1.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tychesoftwares:arconix_shortcodes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
>= 0, <= 2.1.12CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:tychesoftwares:arconix_shortcodes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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