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.

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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