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CVE-2023-6225 — Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements [shortcodes-ultimate] < 7.0.0

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2023-6225 Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements [shortcodes-ultimate] < 7.0.0 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 5.4 < 7.0.0 7.0.0 2023-11-27 —

CVE-2023-6225

The Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in versions up to 5.13.3 affecting the su_meta shortcode, which fails to properly sanitize and escape post metadata values. Authenticated users with contributor privileges or higher can exploit this flaw to inject malicious scripts into pages, and these scripts will execute when other users view the compromised pages.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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