Vulnerability Details CVE-2024-8481
The The Special Text Boxes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.2. 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.026
EPSS Ranking 84.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.3
Products affected by CVE-2024-8481
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:-
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:1.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:1.1.6
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:1.1.7
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:1.2.11
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:1.2.12
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:1.2.13
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:2.0.20
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:2.0.22
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:2.0.23
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:2.0.25
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:3.0.27
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:3.1.29
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:3.10.59
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:3.10.60
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:3.2.32
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:3.3.35
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:3.4.40
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:3.4.41
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:3.5.44
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:3.5.45
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:3.6.49
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:3.7.51
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:3.7.52
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:3.8.55
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:3.9.57
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:4.0.65
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:4.1.69
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:4.2.70
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:4.3.72
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:4.3.73
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:4.4.75
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:4.5.80
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:4.5.81
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:5.0.85
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:5.0.86
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:5.1.88
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:5.1.90
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:5.2.91
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:5.3.93
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:5.3.94
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:5.3.95
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:5.3.97
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:5.4.98
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:5.5.100
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:5.5.101
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:5.5.102
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:5.6.103
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:5.7.105
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:5.8.106
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:5.9.107
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:5.9.108
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:6.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:6.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:6.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:6.1
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:6.2
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:6.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:simplelib:special_text_boxes:6.2.2