{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:avovkdesign:hide_links:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "1.4.2"
              }
            ],
            "source": "CPE_RANGE"
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "57d673f27f542f435bc81cccbdddd125bb9d3479"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/avovkdesign/hidelinks",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "Wordfence",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/9xxx/CVE-2024-9578.json",
    "unresolved_ranges": [
      {
        "extracted_events": [
          {
            "last_affected": "1.4.2"
          }
        ],
        "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD"
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "CVE-2024-9578",
  "modified": "2026-08-12T03:51:42.242661570Z",
  "published": "2024-11-13T02:02:29.677Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hide-links/trunk/class.hidelinks.php#L21"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4198bbb2-3aff-492e-a781-b0c9477baf6c?source=cve"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/9xxx/CVE-2024-9578.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9578"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Hide Links \u003c= 1.4.2 - Unauthenticated Shortcode Execution"
}