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CVE-2024-8481 (GCVE-0-2024-8481)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-25 02:05 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:37
VLAI
Title
Special Text Boxes <= 6.2.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
Summary
The The Special Text Boxes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.4. This is due to the plugin adding the filter add_filter('comment_text', 'do_shortcode'); which will run all shortcodes in comments. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
Severity
7.3 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| minimus | Special Text Boxes |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 6.2.4
(semver)
|
|
| minimus | special_text_boxes |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 6.2.2
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:minimus:special_text_boxes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Credits
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