CVE-2024-9545
Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.17.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via aux_contact_box and aux_gmaps Shortcodes
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Wordfence
Description
The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's aux_contact_box and aux_gmaps shortcodes in all versions up to, and including, 2.17.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordfenceCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.33% · top 74% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
Affected products
averta · Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme
- affected ≤ 2.17.0
References (5)
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/65ee0ac8-3fa0-4a7d-a786-36a914242634?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/tags/2.16.2/includes/elements/contact-box.php#L432 (opens in a new tab)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/tags/2.16.2/includes/elements/gmap.php#L285 (opens in a new tab)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3209891/auxin-elements/trunk/includes/elements/gmap.php (opens in a new tab)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3209891/auxin-elements/trunk/includes/elements/contact-box.php (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2024-9545)Record last updated .