CVE-2024-54209

WordPress Awesome Shortcodes plugin <= 1.7.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

7.1 High

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPFactory Awesome Shortcodes awesome-shortcodes allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Awesome Shortcodes: from n/a through <= 1.7.2.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.27%Up 0.2 points since Dec 7, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.1

WordPress Awesome Shortcodes plugin <= 1.7.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Record: CVE-2024-54209
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-52336 7.1

Record: EUVD-2024-52336
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g8f8-c79p-f44c 7.1

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPFactory Awesome Shortcodes allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Awesome Shortcodes: from n/a through 1.7.2.

Record: GHSA-g8f8-c79p-f44c
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.1

Record: CVE-2024-54209
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

wpfactory awesome shortcodes

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-54209 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Wpfactory Awesome Shortcodes, published December 6, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. No source names a fixed version.