TI-2024-07868 Aliases CVE-2024-8486 GHSA-cvqv-vx57-8p4g

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

LOW 29CWE-79Published 2024-10-05 · 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 ‘url’ parameter in the Modern Heading and Icon Picker widgets all versions up to, and including, 2.16.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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 0.00385 32nd 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 2.16.3	—	No fix listed	CNA

Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme Vendoraverta Affected up to 2.16.3 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 2.16.4	Vulnerable	averta

cpe:2.3:a:averta:shortcodes_and_extra_features_for_phlox_theme:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.16.4 Vulnerable ·averta

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8486
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cvqv-vx57-8p4g

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3161415/

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/09316a23-3a99-47f2-9c3f-795dc0a4a792?source=cve

Other 3

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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