Multiple vulnerabilities in Shortcodes Blocks Creator Ultimate plugin for WordPress



Risk Low
Patch available NO
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2024-12166
CVE-2024-12167
CWE-ID CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Ultimate Shortcodes Creator
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor César Morillas

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU101360

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12166

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "page" parameter. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Ultimate Shortcodes Creator: 2.1 - 2.2.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-shortcodes-creator/trunk/admin/class-shortcode-list-table.php#L83
http://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6ece9b6d-6802-44b9-9ead-1563286f4ff3?source=cve


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU101361

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12167

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "_wpnonce" parameter. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Ultimate Shortcodes Creator: 2.1 - 2.2.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-shortcodes-creator/trunk/admin/class-admin.php#L111
http://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/db6ccadb-5e90-4234-88cc-28241846acea?source=cve


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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