CVE-2024-13557: Shortcodes by United Themes <= 5.1.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution

6.5 CVSS

Description

The Shortcodes by United Themes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.6. 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.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-13557

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 6.5

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Problem Types

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Affected Products

Vendor: United Themes

Product: Shortcodes by United Themes

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.15% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 36.5% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-21 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13557
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e4ca7dad-bfe2-443e-b575-362d8ff93242?source=cve
https://unitedthemes.com/

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