Is CVE-2024-4217 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-4217 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-4217?

CVE-2024-4217 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-4217?

CVE-2024-4217 has an EPSS score of 0.46% (37th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-4217?

Upgrade shortcodes ultimate to 7.1.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-4217

MEDIUM

4.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The shortcodes-ultimate-pro WordPress plugin before 7.1.5 does not properly escape some of its shortcodes' settings, making it possible for attackers with a Contributor account to conduct Stored XSS attacks.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

shortcodes ultimateNVD

Affected:< 7.1.5Fixed in:7.1.5CVE-2024-4217derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days

37thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 37% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

wpscan.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-11022	Medium	6.9	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3929	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-9496	Medium	6.1	99%	-	-
CVE-2023-28341	Medium	6.1	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-12998	Medium	6.1	98%	-	-
CVE-2025-4123	High	7.6	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-06-10.