Uix Shortcodes – Compatible with Gutenberg <= 1.9.9 — Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
CVE-2024-9772Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.9.9Update to 2.0.0 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High7.3
- CVSS
- 7.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:LAvailability- Low
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Uix Shortcodes uix-shortcodes
- Affected≤ 1.9.9
- Patched in2.0.0
Update to 2.0.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.9.9. Version 2.0.0 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Uix 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 2.0.0, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Uix Shortcodes to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Francesco Carlucci.
The The Uix Shortcodes – Compatible with Gutenberg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.9. 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.
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 Uix Shortcodes
All 3| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤2.0.4Update to 2.0.5 | CVE-2025-39574 | |
| High7.3 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution ≤2.0.3Update to 2.0.4 | CVE-2025-22677 |
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤2.0.4Update to 2.0.5
- High7.3Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
≤2.0.3Update to 2.0.4
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 7.3
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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