Arbitrary Shortcode Execution in Shortcodes by United Themes for WordPress
CVE-2024-13557

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Shortcodes By United Themes
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 March 2025

What is CVE-2024-13557?

The Shortcodes by United Themes plugin for WordPress contains a significant vulnerability allowing unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary shortcodes. This issue arises from inadequate validation of user input before invoking the do_shortcode function, posing a security risk for all versions up to and including 5.1.6. Attackers exploiting this flaw can execute harmful commands, potentially leading to unauthorized control over affected WordPress sites.

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Affected Version(s)

Shortcodes by United Themes * <= 5.1.6

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://unitedthemes.com/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Michael Mazzolini
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