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Network-reachable web action, low complexity, requires subscriber authentication (PR:L); bounded shortcode execution yields Low confidentiality/integrity and no availability impact, scope unchanged.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence
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2DescriptionCVE.org
The The WP Ultimate Review plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.3. 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. The bypass relies on WordPress's own strip_shortcodes() function unwrapping the [[tag]] double-bracket escape to a bare [tag] that survives wp_insert_post storage and fires when the publicly queryable xs_review post type is rendered through the_content.
AnalysisAI
Arbitrary shortcode execution in the WP Ultimate Review WordPress plugin through version 2.4.3 lets any authenticated user with subscriber-level access or higher inject shortcodes that are stored and later executed when review content is rendered. The bypass abuses WordPress core behavior: the plugin passes attacker-controlled data into do_shortcode without validation, and the [[tag]] double-bracket escape is unwrapped to a bare [tag] by strip_shortcodes(), surviving wp_insert_post storage and firing through the_content on the publicly queryable xs_review post type. …
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| Exploitation | Requires an authenticated account at subscriber level or above (PR:L), so the attacker must be able to register or already hold low-privilege credentials - practically significant where open user registration is enabled. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | This is a medium-severity, authenticated issue that should be prioritized below unauthenticated or high-impact flaws. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | Apply the upstream fix from the WP Ultimate Review changeset 3720426 (https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3720426%40wp-ultimate-review&new=3720426%40wp-ultimate-review); the plugin should be updated to a build newer than 2.4.3 - an exact released patched version number is not independently confirmed in the provided data, so verify the current plugin version in the WordPress.org repository before upgrading. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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EUVD-2026-91959
GHSA-98rc-jpvj-4hwx