Unauthenticated shortcode execution via unchecked action value
Published Nov 16, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Code injection in UIUX Lab Uix Slideshow 1.6.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary WordPress shortcodes. The plugin's unauthenticated action passes an insufficiently validated request value to do_shortcode in includes/shortcodes.php. No account or user interaction is required; resulting effects depend on the shortcodes registered by WordPress and installed components.
Summary
What happened
Code injection in UIUX Lab Uix Slideshow 1.6.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary WordPress shortcodes. The plugin's unauthenticated action passes an insufficiently validated request value to do_shortcode in includes/shortcodes.php. No account or user interaction is required; resulting effects depend on the shortcodes registered by WordPress and installed components.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-9839
- Published
- Nov 16, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- UIUX Lab
- Product
- Uix Slideshow
- Classifications
- CWE-94, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.6.5
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