Description
The The Drop Shadow Boxes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.14. 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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| stevehenty | Drop Shadow Boxes | <= 1.7.14 |
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drop-shadow-boxes/trunk/dropshadowboxes.php#L150
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3199280/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/drop-shadow-boxes/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fa0a296a-a93f-4c0e-9911-b4f9bdd53fad?source=cve
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 16, 2024
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred