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1 vulnerability by rang501
CVE-2025-14539 (GCVE-0-2025-14539)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-13 04:31 – Updated: 2025-12-15 15:47
VLAI?
Title
Shortcode Loader <= 1.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via 'code' Parameter
Summary
The The Shortcode Ajax plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. 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 unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rang501 | Shortcode Ajax |
Affected:
* , ≤ 1.0
(semver)
|
Credits
Ivan Cese
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