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CVE-2024-10262

MEDIUM

6.3

Description

The The Drop Shadow Boxes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.14. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.3

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published11/16/2024

Last Modified4/8/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drop-shadow-boxes/trunk/dropshadowboxes.php#L150(security@wordfence.com)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3199280/(security@wordfence.com)

https://wordpress.org/plugins/drop-shadow-boxes/#developers(security@wordfence.com)

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fa0a296a-a93f-4c0e-9911-b4f9bdd53fad?source=cve(security@wordfence.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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