CVE-2024-1510

6.4 · MEDIUM

Published Feb 20, 2024 getshortcodes CWE-79 EPSS 0.47% (39th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Overview

CVE-2024-1510 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting getshortcodes shortcodes_ultimate. It was published on February 20, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's su_tooltip shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes and user supplied tags. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from getshortcodes. Update shortcodes_ultimate to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
getshortcodes	shortcodes_ultimate	>= 0, < 7.0.3	Affected

References

Ref plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ultimate/tags/7.0.2/includes/shortcodes/tooltip.php Ref plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3037436/shortcodes-ultimate/trunk/includes/shortcodes/tooltip.php Ref www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ee03d780-076b-4501-a353-376198a4bd7b?source=cve Ref plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ultimate/tags/7.0.2/includes/shortcodes/tooltip.php Ref plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3037436/shortcodes-ultimate/trunk/includes/shortcodes/tooltip.php Ref www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ee03d780-076b-4501-a353-376198a4bd7b?source=cve

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-1510?

CVE-2024-1510 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting getshortcodes shortcodes_ultimate. It was published on February 20, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-1510?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-1510?

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