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CVE-2024-8486

Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.16.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Modern Heading and Icon Picker Widgets

Published: Oct 5, 2024Updated: May 22, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79
NVD MITRE
6.4CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 73.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
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Description

The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘url’ parameter in the Modern Heading and Icon Picker widgets all versions up to, and including, 2.16.3 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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

shortcodes and extra features for phlox themeaverta
On-premCMS Plugin
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-theme
Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox themeaverta
On-premCMS Plugin
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-theme
avertacommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka master slider, phlox theme

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/trunk/includes/elementor/widgets/heading-modern.php#L1168
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/trunk/includes/elementor/widgets/heading-modern.php#L1205
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/trunk/includes/elementor/widgets/icon.php#L397
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Timeline

Published
Oct 5, 2024
Last Updated
May 22, 2025

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