Description

The Snippet Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized Shortcode Deletion due to missing authorization in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.6. Note that a nonce is used as authentication here, but the value is leaked. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete the plugin's Shortcodes.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-12018

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 4.3

Affected Products

Vendor: aliakro

Product: Snippet Shortcodes

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 23.99% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-04 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4e6e8f68-6977-478a-b62e-0ec9385eb2af?source=cve
https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-variables/
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3205481/shortcode-variables/trunk/includes/hooks.php

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