Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution Vulnerability in WP Latest Posts Plugin

CVE-2024-4135

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor: Joomunited
Status: WP Latest Posts
Vendor: CVE Published:; 8 May 2024

Summary

The WP Latest Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.7. This is due to the plugin allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a user-supplied value prior to using that value in a call to do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

Affected Version(s)

WP Latest Posts <= 5.0.7

CVSS V3.1

Score:

5.4

Severity:

MEDIUM

Confidentiality:

Low

Integrity:

Low

Availability:

None

Attack Vector:

Network

Attack Complexity:

Low

Privileges Required:

Low

User Interaction:

None

Scope:

Unchanged

Timeline

Vulnerability published.
May 8, 2024
Disclosed
May 7, 2024
Vendor Notified
May 1, 2024
Vulnerability Reserved.
Apr 24, 2024

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database

Credit

Matthew Rollings