CVE-2021-24525: The Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 5.10.2 allows users with Contributor roles to perform stored XSS via shortcode attributes. Note: the plugin is inconsistent in its handling of shortcode

medium Affects shortcodes-ultimate (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2021-09-20; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 5.10.2 allows users with Contributor roles to perform stored XSS via shortcode attributes. Note: the plugin is inconsistent in its handling of shortcode

Package: shortcodes-ultimate (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <5.10.2
Fixed in: 5.10.2
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (49.8th percentile)
Published: 2021-09-20
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

NVD record shortcodes-ultimate (WordPress plugin) advisories

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