Hide Links <= 1.4.2 - Unauthenticated Shortcode Execution

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-9578
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published November 12, 2024
Last Updated November 13, 2024
Researcher Francesco Carlucci
Description

The Hide Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized shortcode execution due to do_shortcode being hooked through the comment_text filter in all versions up to and including 1.4.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes available on the target site.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug hide-links (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 1.4.2
Patched Version
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