CVE-2023-6488
WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate <= 7.0.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
CVSS Score
5.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'su_button', 'su_members', and 'su_tabs' shortcodes in all versions up to, and including, 7.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | gn_themes |
| Product | wp shortcodes plugin — shortcodes ultimate |
| Published | Dec 19, 2023 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
gn_themes / WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate
0 ≤ 7.0.0
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/50a89ad1-a3d0-49e3-8d2e-4cb81ac115ba?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ultimate/trunk/includes/shortcodes/button.php plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3007660%40shortcodes-ultimate&new=3007660%40shortcodes-ultimate&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Credits
Craig Smith