Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 5, 2024· Updated Apr 8, 2026
Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.16.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Modern Heading and Icon Picker Widgets
CVE-2024-8486
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.
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Affected products
3<=2.16.3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=2.16.3
- (no CPE)range: 0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/trunk/includes/elementor/widgets/heading-modern.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/trunk/includes/elementor/widgets/heading-modern.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/trunk/includes/elementor/widgets/icon.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3161415/mitre
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/09316a23-3a99-47f2-9c3f-795dc0a4a792mitre
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