Shortcodes Ultimate <= 5.12.7 — Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Post Access via Shortcode
CVE-2023-0890Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤5.12.7Update to 5.12.8 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium4.3
- CVSS
- 4.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:NIntegrity- None
A:NAvailability- None
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements shortcodes-ultimate
- Affected≤ 5.12.7
- Patched in5.12.8
Update to 5.12.8 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 5.12.7. Version 5.12.8 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 5.12.8, 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 Erwan LR.
The Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to missing authorization controls in a plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 5.12.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions and above to read arbitrary posts.
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 medium, CVSS 4.3
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.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.