CVE-2022-38086: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Shortcodes Ultimate plugin <= 5.12.0 at WordPress leading to plugin preset settings change.

medium Affects shortcodes-ultimate (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-10-11; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Shortcodes Ultimate plugin <= 5.12.0 at WordPress leading to plugin preset settings change.

Package: shortcodes-ultimate (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=5.12.0
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (31.1th percentile)
Published: 2022-10-11
Source: nvd

References

CWE-352

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