CVE-2022-41136

WordPress Shortcodes Ultimate plugin <= 5.12.0 - CSRF vulnerability leading to Stored XSS

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Published Nov 8, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Vladimir Anokhin's Shortcodes Ultimate plugin <= 5.12.0 on WordPress.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Vladimir Anokhin

Shortcodes Ultimate (WordPress plugin)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<= 5.12.0`	affected	≤ 5.12.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:getshortcodes:shortcodes_ultimate:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 5.12.1 or higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-44378	Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Vladimir Anokhin's Shortcodes Ultimate plugin <= 5.12.0 on WordPress.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.401% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/shortcodes-ultimate/wordpress-shortcodes-ultimate-plugin-5-12-0-csrf-vulnerability-leading-to-stored-xss?_s_id=cve
https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodes-ultimate/#developers

History

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Subscriptions

Getshortcodes Shortcodes Ultimate

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:07 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Nov 8, 2022, 6:28 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:07 PM
Reserved: Sep 27, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:02 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 8, 2022, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:02 AM

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