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CVE-2024-43133: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') in Themify Themify Shortcodes

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VulnerabilityCVE-2024-43133cvecve-2024-43133cwe-79
Published: Mon Aug 12 2024 (08/12/2024, 22:28:08 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Themify
Product: Themify Shortcodes

Description

CVE-2024-43133 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Themify Shortcodes affecting versions up to 2. 1. 1. The issue arises from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, allowing attackers with low privileges and requiring user interaction to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6. 5, indicating medium severity. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

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AILast updated: 04/29/2026, 04:08:01 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability in Themify Shortcodes (up to version 2.1.1) is classified as CWE-79, involving improper neutralization of input during web page generation, which leads to stored cross-site scripting (XSS). An attacker with low privileges and requiring user interaction can exploit this to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the victim's browser session. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, scope changed, and low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of users viewing the affected web pages, potentially leading to information disclosure, session hijacking, or other impacts typical of stored XSS vulnerabilities. The impact is rated as medium severity with limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. No known active exploitation has been reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

No official patch or remediation is currently available for this vulnerability. Patch status is not yet confirmed—check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is released, users should consider limiting privileges of users who can input content via Themify Shortcodes and apply standard XSS mitigations where possible. Monitor vendor channels for updates.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Patchstack
Date Reserved
2024-08-07T09:19:02.857Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 69f165c1cbff5d86104b39c9

Added to database: 4/29/2026, 1:58:25 AM

Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 4:08:01 AM

Last updated: 4/29/2026, 5:58:25 AM

Views: 2

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