Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 13, 2024· Updated Apr 8, 2026

Hide Links <= 1.4.2 - Unauthenticated Shortcode Execution

CVE-2024-9578

Description

The Hide Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized shortcode execution due to do_shortcode being hooked through the comment_text filter in all versions up to and including 1.4.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes available on the target site.

Affected products

Egolacrima/Hide Linksv5
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Patches

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Vulnerability mechanics

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References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hide-links/trunk/class.hidelinks.phpmitre
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4198bbb2-3aff-492e-a781-b0c9477baf6cmitre

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