TI-2024-36298 Aliases CVE-2024-54209 GHSA-g8f8-c79p-f44c

WordPress Awesome Shortcodes plugin <= 1.7.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

LOW 31CWE-79Published 2024-12-06 · Updated 2026-05-11

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · Low
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPFactory Awesome Shortcodes awesome-shortcodes allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Awesome Shortcodes: from n/a through <= 1.7.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0027 19th 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
WPFactory	Awesome Shortcodes	up to 1.7.2	—	No fix listed	CNA

Awesome Shortcodes VendorWPFactory Affected up to 1.7.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-54209
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g8f8-c79p-f44c

References

Other 1

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/awesome-shortcodes/vulnerability/wordpress-awesome-shortcodes-plugin-1-7-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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Sources

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