TI-2024-08993 Aliases CVE-2024-9696 GHSA-7f7h-grcw-2675

Rescue Shortcodes <= 2.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

LOW 28CWE-79Published 2024-10-12 · 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 Rescue Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'rescue_tab' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.8 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 0.00263 18th 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
Rescue Themes	Rescue Shortcodes	up to 2.8	—	No fix listed	CNA

Rescue Shortcodes VendorRescue Themes Affected up to 2.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:rescuethemes:rescue_shortcodes::::::wordpress::*	before 2.9	Vulnerable	Rescue Themes

cpe:2.3:a:rescuethemes:rescue_shortcodes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.9 Vulnerable ·Rescue Themes

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9696
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7f7h-grcw-2675

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3167329%40rescue-shortcodes&new=3167329%40rescue-shortcodes&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9517db1f-1704-4f25-9b02-795da3c4c067?source=cve

TI-2024-10373 Rescue Shortcodes <= 2.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via rescue_progressbar Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2025-26270 WordPress Rescue Shortcodes plugin <= 3.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2023-22143 WordPress Rescue Shortcodes Plugin <= 2.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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