Vulnerability Details CVE-2024-9846
The The Enable Shortcodes inside Widgets,Comments and Experts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.009
EPSS Ranking 74.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.3
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enable-shortcodes-inside-widgetscomments-and-experts/trunk/enable-shortcodes-inside-widgets-comments-experts.php#L19
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/enable-shortcodes-inside-widgetscomments-and-experts/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f1ac2544-f96b-4859-96de-795753a94264?source=cve
Products affected by CVE-2024-9846
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comments_and_experts:-
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comments_and_experts:1.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:aftabhusain:enable_shortcodes_inside_widgets