CVE-2025-24621 (GCVE-0-2025-24621)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-17 15:48 – Updated: 2025-04-17 18:17
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Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in tychesoftwares Arconix Shortcodes allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Arconix Shortcodes: from n/a through 2.1.15.
Severity ?
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
tychesoftwares Arconix Shortcodes Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.1.15 (custom)
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Credits
Peter Thaleikis (Patchstack Alliance)
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