CVE-2024-8481
7.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Summary
The The Special Text Boxes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.4. This is due to the plugin adding the filter add_filter('comment_text', 'do_shortcode'); which will run all shortcodes in comments. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| minimus | Special Text Boxes | 0 <= 6.2.4 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-94: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/15b2a08f-2122-4eaf-ab46-1945cf6a68ca?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/tags/6.2.2/wp-special-textboxes/trunk/stb-class.php#L36
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3166470/
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