CVE-2024-4037
WordPress Photo Album Plus Shortcode Injection Vulnerability
Description
The WP Photo Album Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 8.7.02.003. This is due to the plugin allowing unauthenticated users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
INFO
Published Date :
May 24, 2024, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 4, 2025, 5:52 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.4
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 04, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Added CWE CWE-94 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wppa:wp_photo_album_plus:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.7.00.004 Added Reference Type CVE: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-photo-album-plus/trunk/wppa-ajax.php#L1138 Types: Product Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-photo-album-plus/trunk/wppa-ajax.php#L1138 Types: Product Added Reference Type CVE: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3078746%40wp-photo-album-plus&new=3078746%40wp-photo-album-plus&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file3 Types: Patch Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3078746%40wp-photo-album-plus&new=3078746%40wp-photo-album-plus&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file3 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3079831%40wp-photo-album-plus&new=3079831%40wp-photo-album-plus&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Types: Patch Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3079831%40wp-photo-album-plus&new=3079831%40wp-photo-album-plus&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3d6b95ee-0a0d-49f7-83b1-4716eec3b863?source=cve Types: Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3d6b95ee-0a0d-49f7-83b1-4716eec3b863?source=cve Types: Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-photo-album-plus/trunk/wppa-ajax.php#L1138 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3078746%40wp-photo-album-plus&new=3078746%40wp-photo-album-plus&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file3 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3079831%40wp-photo-album-plus&new=3079831%40wp-photo-album-plus&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3d6b95ee-0a0d-49f7-83b1-4716eec3b863?source=cve -
CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 24, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The WP Photo Album Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 8.7.02.003. This is due to the plugin allowing unauthenticated users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes. Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3d6b95ee-0a0d-49f7-83b1-4716eec3b863?source=cve [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-photo-album-plus/trunk/wppa-ajax.php#L1138 [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3079831%40wp-photo-album-plus&new=3079831%40wp-photo-album-plus&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3078746%40wp-photo-album-plus&new=3078746%40wp-photo-album-plus&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file3 [No types assigned] Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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