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CVE-2024-8479: The The Simple Spoiler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in versions 1.2 to 1.3. This is due to the plugin adding the filter add_filter('comment_text', 'do_shortcode'

high Affects simple-spoiler (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The The Simple Spoiler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in versions 1.2 to 1.3. This is due to the plugin adding the filter add_filter('comment_text', 'do_shortcode'

Package
simple-spoiler (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
>=1.2 and <1.4
Fixed in
1.4
Severity
high  CVSS 7.3
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (46.9th percentile)
Published
2024-09-14
Source
nvd

References

CWE-94
NVD recordsimple-spoiler (WordPress plugin) advisories

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