TI-2024-01303 Aliases CVE-2024-1396 GHSA-5p67-c598-q5xx

Cross-site scripting in averta Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme

LOW 29CWE-79Published 2024-05-02 · Updated 2026-04-08

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 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘title_tag’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.15.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00414 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
averta	Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme	up to 2.15.7	—	No fix listed	CNA

Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme Vendoraverta Affected up to 2.15.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:averta:shortcodes_and_extra_features_for_phlox_theme::::::wordpress::*	before 2.15.8	Vulnerable	averta

cpe:2.3:a:averta:shortcodes_and_extra_features_for_phlox_theme:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.15.8 Vulnerable ·averta

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1396
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5p67-c598-q5xx

References

Patch 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/546aee7b-60a6-44bc-8664-0e917974cb6d?source=cve

Other 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3074455%40auxin-elements&new=3074455%40auxin-elements&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file8

TI-2023-19321 WordPress Phlox Core Elements plugin <= 2.14.0 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-03104 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme < 2.10.7 - PHP Objection Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-33930 WordPress Phlox Core Elements plugin <= 2.17.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-20488 WordPress Phlox Core Elements plugin <= 2.15.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-06460 Deserialization of untrusted data in averta Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2022-01770 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme < 2.9.8 - Reflected Cross-Site-Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

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Sources

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