ND Shortcodes <= 5.9.1 — Unauthenticated WordPress Options Update
CVE-2019-15771Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: <6.0Update to 6.0 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium6.1
- CVSS
- 6.1CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:RUser interaction- Required
S:CScope- Changed
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-269 Privilege Escalation
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
ND Shortcodes nd-shortcodes
- Affected< 6.0
- Patched in6.0
Update to 6.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run < 6.0. Version 6.0 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under ND Shortcodes.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 6.0, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch ND Shortcodes to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Jerome Bruandet.
The ND Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary options update in versions up to, and including 5.9.1, due to missing capability checks and insufficient validation of the options supplied. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary site options that can allow them to escalate their privileges to that of an administrator which can lead to a full site takeover.
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
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|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤7.8No patch available | CVE-2026-114702 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤7.5Update to 7.6 | CVE-2024-5220 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ≤6.9Update to 7.0 | CVE-2022-4623 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Local File Inclusion ≤6.9Update to 7.0 | CVE-2023-1273 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤6.5Update to 6.6 | — |
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤7.8No patch available
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
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- Medium6.4Authenticated (Subscriber+) Local File Inclusion
≤6.9Update to 7.0
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤6.5Update to 6.6
Same weakness (Privilege Escalation)
All Privilege Escalation| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header | CVE-2026-120688 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission | CVE-2026-125055 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter | CVE-2026-119077 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter | CVE-2026-121518 |
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- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission
Chatterbug Forms – Fast, Flexible WordPress Form Builder
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- Critical9.8Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter
ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System
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- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter
Customer Reviews for WooCommerce
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 6.1
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
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