CVE-2024-11733 HIGH

CVE-2024-11733: WordPress Popular Posts <= 7.1.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution

Vendor Hcabrera
Product WP Popular Posts
Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection
Published January 3, 2025
Last update April 8, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The The WordPress Popular Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.0. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 3, 2025 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated