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CVE-2024-9578 (GCVE-0-2024-9578)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-13 02:02 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:48
VLAI
Title
Hide Links <= 1.4.2 - Unauthenticated Shortcode Execution
Summary
The Hide Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized shortcode execution due to do_shortcode being hooked through the comment_text filter in all versions up to and including 1.4.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes available on the target site.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-13 15:46 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
egolacrima Hide Links Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.4.2 (semver)
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wp_puzzle hide_links Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.4.2 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:wp_puzzle:hide_links:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
Francesco Carlucci
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