CVE-2024-8481

Published Sep 25, 2024

Last updated a month ago

Overview

Description: The The Special Text Boxes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.2. This is due to the plugin adding the filter add_filter('comment_text', 'do_shortcode'); which will run all shortcodes in comments. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
Source: security@wordfence.com
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.3
Impact score: 3.4
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

security@wordfence.com: CWE-94

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:blogcoding:special_text_boxes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "90B9CFDE-2767-423D-9FD4-71355C89D99C",
            "versionEndIncluding": "6.2.2"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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