CVE-2024-5220

ND Shortcodes <= 7.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Published May 25, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The ND Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's upload feature in all versions up to, and including, 7.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-46460 The ND Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's upload feature in all versions up to, and including, 7.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0024}

epss

{'score': 0.00183}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nicdark
Nicdark nd Shortcodes
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nicdark:nd_shortcodes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Nicdark
Nicdark nd Shortcodes
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 4:55 PM
Reserved
May 22, 2024, 7:28 PM
Status
Modified
Published
May 25, 2024, 2:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:15 AM