WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate <= 5.0.0 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE	CVE-2017-18580
CVSS	High (8.8)
Publicly Published	October 31, 2017
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Robert Mathews

Description

The shortcodes-ultimate plugin before 5.0.1 for WordPress has remote code execution via a filter in a meta, post, or user shortcode.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	shortcodes-ultimate (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 5.0.1
Patched Version	5.0.1

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