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TI-2023-05717 Aliases CVE-2023-6225GHSA-776g-cf7f-cc6x

WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate <= 5.13.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's su_meta shortcode combined with post meta data in all versions up to, and including, 5.13.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied meta values. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00481 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
gn_themesWP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimateup to 5.13.3—No fix listedCNA
  • WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate Vendorgn_themes Affected up to 5.13.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:getshortcodes:shortcodes_ultimate:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 7.0.0Vulnerablegn_themes
  • cpe:2.3:a:getshortcodes:shortcodes_ultimate:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·gn_themes

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6225
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-776g-cf7f-cc6x

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

  • TI-2023-00863 Shortcodes Ultimate < 5.12.8 - Subscriber+ User Meta Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2023-00842 Shortcodes Ultimate < 5.12.8 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Access CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2024-02988 Shortcodes Ultimate < 7.1.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2024-06270 Shortcodes Ultimate Pro < 7.2.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2024-02402 Shortcodes Ultimate < 7.0.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2017-13753 The shortcodes-ultimate plugin before 5.0.1 for WordPress has remote code execution via a… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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