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Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-1510 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in the WordPress Shortcodes Ultimate plugin. A user with Contributor-level access or higher could place unsafe script content through the su_tooltip shortcode, causing it to run when someone views the affected page.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority web content integrity risk. It is not listed as actively exploited in the provided sources, but affected sites with many content contributors or weak account controls should remediate promptly.
Technical view
The vulnerability affects Shortcodes Ultimate versions up to and including 7.0.2. The issue is insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in su_tooltip shortcode attributes and tags, mapped to CWE-79. CVSS 3.1 is 6.4 with network access, low complexity, low privileges, and changed scope.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant for WordPress sites running Shortcodes Ultimate 7.0.2 or earlier, especially where Contributor, Author, Editor, or Administrator accounts are numerous, shared, compromised, or assigned to untrusted users.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. Exploitation requires an authenticated account with Contributor-level or higher permissions and a page or post containing the vulnerable shortcode rendered to another user.
Researcher notes
The key evidence is the Wordfence advisory, the vulnerable 7.0.2 tooltip shortcode source, and a WordPress Trac changeset modifying tooltip handling. The source bundle does not provide exploit telemetry or a clearly named fixed release.
Mitigation direction
- Update Shortcodes Ultimate to a vendor release containing the tooltip sanitization and escaping changes.
- Restrict Contributor-level and higher access to trusted users only.
- Review existing content using the su_tooltip shortcode for suspicious embedded script behavior.
- Remove or remediate suspicious shortcode content before republishing affected pages.
- Check vendor and Wordfence guidance for fixed-version details and operational recommendations.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites using the Shortcodes Ultimate plugin.
- Confirm whether any installed version is 7.0.2 or earlier.
- Identify posts or pages containing su_tooltip shortcodes.
- Review recent content changes by Contributor-level and higher users.
- Verify in staging that tooltip output is escaped and does not execute scripts.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N3.12.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ee03d780-076b-4501-a353-376198a4bd7b?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodes-ultimate/tags/7.0.2/includes/shortcodes/tooltip.phpCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3037436/shortcodes-ultimate/trunk/includes/shortcodes/tooltip.phpCVE reference
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CWE details
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