WordPress Forget About Shortcode Buttons Plugin <= 2.1.2 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control

5.3 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Designs & Code Forget About Shortcode Buttons plugin <= 2.1.2 versions.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Lana Codes (Patchstack Alliance)

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/forget-about-shortcode-buttons/wordpress-forget-about-shortcode-buttons-plugin-2-1-2-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Affected Vendor

Designs & Code

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Affected Software

Forget About Shortcode Buttons

Vulnerable Versions:

Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: November 9th, 2023

Last Modified: April 28th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-352

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1566.002 Spearphishing Link

Initial Access

T1204.001 Malicious Link

Execution

T1098 Account Manipulation

Persistence

T1565.001 Stored Data Manipulation

Impact