WP Latest Posts <= 5.0.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
Priority LOW 25CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- 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-94.
Summary
The WP Latest Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.7. This is due to the plugin allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a user-supplied value prior to using that value in a call to do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00376 31st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JoomUnited | WP Latest Posts | up to 5.0.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP Latest Posts VendorJoomUnited Affected up to 5.0.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-4135
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-977m-qww6-wq3m
References
More JoomUnited vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01305 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.5 - Author+ PHAR Deserialization CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-00830 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.3 - Subscriber+ SQLi CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-04513 WP File Download < 6.2.6 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2023-00831 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.3 - Subscriber+ Improper Authorization causing Arbitrary Redirect CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-17009 WordPress WP Media folder Plugin <= 5.7.2 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-08493 WordPress WP Media folder Addon plugin <= 4.0.1 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-4135 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-4135 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-977m-qww6-wq3m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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