WordPress Core is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in versions up to, and including, 6.3.1 due to a lack of input validation on the 'shortcode' parameter in the parse_media_shortcode AJAX function. This allows authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level privileges and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
This vulnerability is a medium severity with CVSS 5.4 Vulnerability issue affecting the Core WordPress. It affects Versions up to 4.1.38 and is fixed in 4.1.39.
the tracked vulnerability is tracked for the Core WordPress as medium severity with CVSS 5.4. The affected range is Versions up to 4.1.38. Update WordPress to 4.1.39 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Core |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
wordpress
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| CVE | No linked CVE entry. |
| Patched Versions |
4.1.39
4.2.36
4.3.32
4.4.31
4.5.30
4.6.27
4.7.27
4.8.23
4.9.24
5.0.20
5.1.17
5.2.19
5.3.16
5.4.14
5.5.13
5.6.12
5.7.10
5.8.8
5.9.8
6.0.6
6.1.4
6.2.3
6.3.2
|
| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 4.1.38
4.2 through 4.2.35
4.3 through 4.3.31
4.4 through 4.4.30
4.5 through 4.5.29
4.6 through 4.6.26
4.7 through 4.7.26
4.8 through 4.8.22
4.9 through 4.9.23
5.0 through 5.0.19
5.1 through 5.1.16
5.2 through 5.2.18
5.3 through 5.3.15
5.4 through 5.4.13
5.5 through 5.5.12
5.6 through 5.6.11
5.7 through 5.7.9
5.8 through 5.8.7
5.9 through 5.9.7
6.0 through 6.0.5
6.1 through 6.1.3
6.2 through 6.2.2
6.3 through 6.3.1
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