WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate <= 5.0.0 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution

2017-10-31 00:00

Robert Mathews

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 5.0.1

Affected PluginShortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements

Affected Version< 5.0.1

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2017-18580

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Vulnerability Overview

The shortcodes-ultimate plugin before 5.0.1 for WordPress has remote code execution via a filter in a meta, post, or user shortcode.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 5.0.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')) The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18580 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e703d411-d608-43cc-8806-1d1e837cf797

CVSS Vector

8.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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