TI-2024-03310 Aliases CVE-2024-3550 GHSA-2244-w4gj-c9vv

Cross-site scripting in gn_themes WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate

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 WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, 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 0.00572 47th 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
gn_themes	WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate	up to 7.1.2	—	No fix listed	CNA

WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate Vendorgn_themes Affected up to 7.1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:getshortcodes:shortcodes_ultimate:::::-:wordpress::	before 7.1.3	Vulnerable	gn_themes

cpe:2.3:a:getshortcodes:shortcodes_ultimate:*:*:*:*:-:wordpress:*:* Versions before 7.1.3 Vulnerable ·gn_themes

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-3550
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2244-w4gj-c9vv

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3069959%40shortcodes-ultimate%2Ftrunk&old=3069892%40shortcodes-ultimate%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bf7b0f1b-a6d3-4a96-adaa-0adeb6ea2efd?source=cve

Other 4

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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