CVE-2024-10340: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in cmorillas1 Shortcodes Blocks Creator Ultimate
The Shortcodes Blocks Creator Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'scu' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.1.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-10340 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Shortcodes Blocks Creator Ultimate WordPress plugin (up to version 2.1.3). The issue arises from improper neutralization of user-supplied input in the 'scu' shortcode attributes, allowing authenticated users with contributor or higher privileges to inject arbitrary web scripts. These scripts are stored and executed when other users view the affected pages, potentially compromising confidentiality and integrity. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, no user interaction, scope change, and partial impact on confidentiality and integrity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows authenticated contributors or higher to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages, which execute in the context of users viewing those pages. This can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity loss, such as session hijacking or content manipulation. There is no impact on availability. No known public exploits exist currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict contributor-level permissions to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Shortcodes Blocks Creator Ultimate plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from the vendor regarding patches or official mitigations.
CVE-2024-10340: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in cmorillas1 Shortcodes Blocks Creator Ultimate
Description
The Shortcodes Blocks Creator Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'scu' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.1.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-10340 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Shortcodes Blocks Creator Ultimate WordPress plugin (up to version 2.1.3). The issue arises from improper neutralization of user-supplied input in the 'scu' shortcode attributes, allowing authenticated users with contributor or higher privileges to inject arbitrary web scripts. These scripts are stored and executed when other users view the affected pages, potentially compromising confidentiality and integrity. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, no user interaction, scope change, and partial impact on confidentiality and integrity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows authenticated contributors or higher to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages, which execute in the context of users viewing those pages. This can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity loss, such as session hijacking or content manipulation. There is no impact on availability. No known public exploits exist currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict contributor-level permissions to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Shortcodes Blocks Creator Ultimate plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from the vendor regarding patches or official mitigations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-10-24T12:00:32.590Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6df2b7ef31ef0b5912cf
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:47:30 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:57:13 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 12:41:20 AM
Views: 20
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