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Shortcodes Ultimate vulnerabilities
Shortcodes Ultimate has 30 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 16 Apr 2026.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 30
- Active installs
- 400,000+
- Latest version
- 7.9.1
- Last updated
- 25 Sep 2026
- Most recent
- 16 Apr 2026
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2026-3885 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 7.4.9 | Fixed in a later version (latest 7.9.1) | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2026-0737 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 7.4.7 | Fixed in a later version (latest 7.9.1) | 4 Apr 2026 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2026-2480 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 7.4.10 | Fixed in a later version (latest 7.9.1) | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-8015 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 7.4.2 | Fixed in a later version (latest 7.9.1) | 22 Jul 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-7354 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 7.4.2 | Fixed in a later version (latest 7.9.1) | 21 Jul 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-7369 | Medium 6.1 | Up to 7.4.2 | Fixed in a later version (latest 7.9.1) | 21 Jul 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-5567 | Medium 6.4 | Before 7.4.1 | Fixed in 7.4.1 | 4 Jul 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-0370 | Medium 6.4 | Before 7.3.4 | Fixed in 7.3.4 | 4 Mar 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-8500 | Medium 5.4 | Before 7.3.0 | Fixed in 7.3.0 | 23 Oct 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-6766 | Medium 5.4 | Before 7.2.1 | Fixed in 7.2.1 | 6 Aug 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-4217 | Medium 4.7 | Before 7.1.5 | Fixed in 7.1.5 | 13 Jul 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-4821 | Medium 6.4 | Before 7.1.7 | Fixed in 7.1.7 | 5 Jun 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-4553 | Medium 6.4 | Before 7.1.6 | Fixed in 7.1.6 | 21 May 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-3548 | Medium 6.1 | Before 7.1.2 | Fixed in 7.1.2 | 15 May 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-3550 | Medium 6.4 | Before 7.1.3 | Fixed in 7.1.3 | 2 May 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-3188 | Medium 6.3 | Before 7.1.0 | Fixed in 7.1.0 | 26 Apr 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-2583 | Medium 5.4 | Before 7.0.5 | Fixed in 7.0.5 | 13 Apr 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-0792 | Medium 6.4 | Before 7.0.2 | Fixed in 7.0.2 | 29 Feb 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-1808 | Medium 6.4 | Before 7.0.4 | Fixed in 7.0.4 | 28 Feb 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-1510 | Medium 6.4 | Before 7.0.3 | Fixed in 7.0.3 | 20 Feb 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2023-6488 | Medium 5.4 | Up to 7.0.0 | Fixed in a later version (latest 7.9.1) | 19 Dec 2023 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2023-6225 | Medium 6.4 | Before 7.0.0 | Fixed in 7.0.0 | 28 Nov 2023 |
| Broken access control CVE-2023-6226 | Medium 4.3 | Before 7.0.0 | Fixed in 7.0.0 | 28 Nov 2023 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2023-25040 | Medium 6.5 | Before 5.12.7 | Fixed in 5.12.7 | 30 Mar 2023 |
| Broken access control CVE-2023-0890 | Medium 6.5 | Before 5.12.8 | Fixed in 5.12.8 | 20 Mar 2023 |
| Broken access control CVE-2023-0911 | Medium 6.5 | Before 5.12.8 | Fixed in 5.12.8 | 20 Mar 2023 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2022-41136 | Medium 6.1 | Up to 5.12.0 | Fixed in a later version (latest 7.9.1) | 8 Nov 2022 |
| Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) CVE-2022-38086 | Medium 5.4 | Up to 5.12.0 | Fixed in a later version (latest 7.9.1) | 11 Oct 2022 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2021-24525 | Medium 5.4 | Before 5.10.2 | Fixed in 5.10.2 | 20 Sep 2021 |
| Remote code execution CVE-2017-18580 | Critical 9.8 | Before 5.0.1 | Fixed in 5.0.1 | 22 Aug 2019 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2026-3885, 16 Apr 2026
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'su_box' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2026-0737, 4 Apr 2026
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.7. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the 'src' attribute of the su_lightbox shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2026-2480, 31 Mar 2026
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'max_width' attribute of the `su_box` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.10 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2025-8015, 22 Jul 2025
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via an uploaded image's 'Title' and 'Slide link' fields in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.2 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. CVE record
- CVE-2025-7354, 21 Jul 2025
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcodes in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2025-7369, 21 Jul 2025
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the preview function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes via a forged request, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. In combination with CVE-2025-7354, it leads to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting. CVE record
- CVE-2025-5567, 4 Jul 2025
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'data-url' DOM element attribute in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2025-0370, 4 Mar 2025
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘src’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.3.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2024-8500, 23 Oct 2024
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the several parameters in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2024-6766, 6 Aug 2024
- The shortcodes-ultimate-pro WordPress plugin before 7.2.1 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks CVE record
- CVE-2024-4217, 13 Jul 2024
- The shortcodes-ultimate-pro WordPress plugin before 7.1.5 does not properly escape some of its shortcodes' settings, making it possible for attackers with a Contributor account to conduct Stored XSS attacks. CVE record
- CVE-2024-4821, 5 Jun 2024
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's su_lightbox shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2024-4553, 21 May 2024
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'su_members' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied 'color' attribute. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2024-3548, 15 May 2024
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 7.1.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin CVE record
- CVE-2024-3550, 2 May 2024
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2024-3188, 26 Apr 2024
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 7.1.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks CVE record
- CVE-2024-2583, 13 Apr 2024
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 7.0.5 does not properly escape some of its shortcodes attributes before they are echoed back to users, making it possible for users with the contributor role to conduct Stored XSS attacks. CVE record
- CVE-2024-0792, 29 Feb 2024
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 7.0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on RSS feed content. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2024-1808, 28 Feb 2024
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'su_qrcode' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.0.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2024-1510, 20 Feb 2024
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's su_tooltip shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 7.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes and user supplied tags. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2023-6488, 19 Dec 2023
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'su_button', 'su_members', and 'su_tabs' shortcodes in all versions up to, and including, 7.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2023-6225, 28 Nov 2023
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's su_meta shortcode combined with post meta data in all versions up to, and including, 5.13.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied meta values. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2023-6226, 28 Nov 2023
- The WP Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 5.13.3 via the su_meta shortcode due to missing validation on the user controlled keys 'key' and 'post_id'. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to retrieve arbitrary post meta values which may contain sensitive information when combined with another plugin. CVE record
- CVE-2023-25040, 30 Mar 2023
- Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Vova Anokhin WordPress Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate plugin <= 5.12.6 versions. CVE record
- CVE-2023-0890, 20 Mar 2023
- The WordPress Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 5.12.8 does not ensure that posts to be displayed via some shortcodes are already public and can be accessed by the user making the request, allowing any authenticated users such as subscriber to view draft, private or even password protected posts. It is also possible to leak the password of protected posts CVE record
- CVE-2023-0911, 20 Mar 2023
- The WordPress Shortcodes Plugin - Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 5.12.8 does not validate the user meta to be retrieved via the user shortcode, allowing any authenticated users such as subscriber to retrieve arbitrary user meta (except the user_pass), such as the user email and activation key by default. CVE record
- CVE-2022-41136, 8 Nov 2022
- 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. CVE record
- CVE-2022-38086, 11 Oct 2022
- Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Shortcodes Ultimate plugin <= 5.12.0 at WordPress leading to plugin preset settings change. CVE record
- CVE-2021-24525, 20 Sep 2021
- The Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 5.10.2 allows users with Contributor roles to perform stored XSS via shortcode attributes. Note: the plugin is inconsistent in its handling of shortcode attributes; some do escape, most don't, and there are even some attributes that are insecure by design (like [su_button]'s onclick attribute). CVE record
- CVE-2017-18580, 22 Aug 2019
- The shortcodes-ultimate plugin before 5.0.1 for WordPress has remote code execution via a filter in a meta, post, or user shortcode. CVE record
What to do if you run Shortcodes Ultimate
If you run Shortcodes Ultimate, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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