// For flags

CVE-2022-38086

WordPress Shortcodes Ultimate plugin <= 5.12.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Severity Score

4.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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

Una vulnerabilidad de tipo Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) en el plugin Shortcodes Ultimate versiones anteriores a 5.12.0 incluyéndola en WordPress, conllevando a un cambio de la configuración del plugin

The Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 5.12.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ajax_remove_preset() and ajax_get_preset() functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make preset changes via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

*Credits: Vulnerability discovered by Dave Jong (Patchstack)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-09-08 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-10-02 CVE Published
  • 2024-04-24 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Getshortcodes
Search vendor "Getshortcodes"
 Shortcodes Ultimate
Search vendor "Getshortcodes" for product "Shortcodes Ultimate"
 <= 5.12.0
Search vendor "Getshortcodes" for product "Shortcodes Ultimate" and version " <= 5.12.0"
wordpress
Affected