CVE-2024-54209: WordPress Awesome Shortcodes plugin <= 1.7.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

7.1 CVSS

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPFactory Awesome Shortcodes allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Awesome Shortcodes: from n/a through 1.7.2.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-54209

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.1

Affected Products

Vendor: WPFactory

Product: Awesome Shortcodes

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 11.44% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/awesome-shortcodes/vulnerability/wordpress-awesome-shortcodes-plugin-1-7-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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