WordPress Core < 6.2.1 - Shortcode Execution in User Generated Content
Strategic Overview
5.9 – < 6.2.1 · 4 branchesN/AVulnerability Overview
WordPress Core processes shortcodes in user-generated content on block themes in versions up to, and including, 6.2. This could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute shortcodes via submitting comments or other content, allowing them to exploit vulnerabilities that typically require Subscriber or Contributor-level permissions. While this is likely to have minimal impact on its own, it can significantly increase the severity of other vulnerabilities.
Technical Analysis
REMEDIATION: Update to one of the following versions, or a newer patched version: 5.9.6, 6.0.4, 6.1.2, 6.2.1 --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-349 (Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data) The product, when processing trusted data, accepts any untrusted data that is also included with the trusted data, treating the untrusted data as if it were trusted.
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