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CVE-2024-3517 Details

Description

The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Accordion Widget in all versions up to, and including, 2.15.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.4 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.4 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/tags/2.15.5/includes/elementor/widgets/accordion.php#L745	CVE	Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a4541890-4c0d-4348-91df-42cf4b575514?source=cve	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auxin-elements/tags/2.15.5/includes/elementor/widgets/accordion.php#L745	[email protected]	Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3070155/#file5	[email protected]
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a4541890-4c0d-4348-91df-42cf4b575514?source=cve	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-79	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	[email protected]
CWE-79	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
averta shortcodes and extra features for phlox theme	< 2.15.6
CPE cpe:2.3:a:averta:shortcodes_and_extra_features_for_phlox_theme::::::wordpress::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Apr 8, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 29, 2025	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 2, 2024	New CVE Received	[email protected]