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Medium · 5.3 CVE-2024-9578 EUVD-2024-50031GHSA-6f4q-h249-vf5q

Hide Links <= 1.4.2 - Unauthenticated Shortcode Execution

Published Nov 13, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

Description

The Hide Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized shortcode execution due to do_shortcode being hooked through the comment_text filter in all versions up to and including 1.4.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes available on the target site.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
egolacrima Hide Links ≤ 1.4.2 —

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