Unauthorized Shortcode Deletion Vulnerability in Snippet Shortcodes plugin
CVE-2024-12018

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Snippet Shortcodes
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 December 2024

What is CVE-2024-12018?

The Snippet Shortcodes plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability that allows unauthorized deletion of shortcodes due to a lack of proper authorization checks. Although nonce values are utilized for authentication, they are being leaked, which enables authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to delete shortcodes from the plugin. This security flaw can compromise the functionality and integrity of websites utilizing the affected version of the plugin.

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Affected Version(s)

Snippet Shortcodes * <= 4.1.6

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-variables/
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3205481/shor...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Youcef Hamdani
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