CVE-2024-12588
MEDIUMShortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme < 2.17.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Staff Widget
Title source: llmDescription
The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Staff widget in all versions up to, and including, 2.17.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
6.4
EPSS
0.0024
EPSS Percentile
15.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (2)
averta/Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme
< 2.17.2
averta/shortcodes_and_extra_features_for_phlox_theme
< 2.17.3
Published
Dec 21, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026