WordPress plugin
WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate <= 5.0.0 — Authenticated Remote Code Execution
CVE-2017-18580Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: <5.0.1Update to 5.0.1 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High8.8
- CVSS
- 8.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements shortcodes-ultimate
- Affected< 5.0.1
- Patched in5.0.1
Update to 5.0.1 or newer.
You are affected if you run < 5.0.1. Version 5.0.1 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 5.0.1, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Robert Mathews.
The shortcodes-ultimate plugin before 5.0.1 for WordPress has remote code execution via a filter in a meta, post, or user shortcode.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements
All 39| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.1 | Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter ≤5.5.8Update to 5.5.9 | CVE-2024-13362 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via su_box Shortcode ≤7.4.9Update to 7.5.0 | CVE-2026-3885 | |
| Medium6.4 | authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'su_carousel' Shortcode ≤7.4.8Update to 7.4.9 | CVE-2026-0738 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'su_lightbox' Shortcode ≤7.4.7Update to 7.4.8 | CVE-2026-0737 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'max_width' Shortcode Attribute ≤7.4.10Update to 7.5.0 | CVE-2026-2480 |
- Medium6.1Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter
≤5.5.8Update to 5.5.9
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via su_box Shortcode
≤7.4.9Update to 7.5.0
- Medium6.4authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'su_carousel' Shortcode
≤7.4.8Update to 7.4.9
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'su_lightbox' Shortcode
≤7.4.7Update to 7.4.8
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'max_width' Shortcode Attribute
≤7.4.10Update to 7.5.0
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 8.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- [object Object]. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
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