CVE-2024-4821
WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate <= 7.1.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via su_lightbox Shortcode
CVSS Score
6.4
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_lightbox shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, 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 | Jun 5, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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 ≤ 7.1.6
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ec7649da-5358-4fe2-8706-b945bba02c93?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ultimate/tags/7.1.5/includes/shortcodes/lightbox.php#L71 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3096024%40shortcodes-ultimate%2Ftrunk&old=3084162%40shortcodes-ultimate%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file1
Credits
Richard Telleng