CVE-2025-68897
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Mohammad I. Okfie IF AS Shortcode if-as-shortcode allows Code Injection.This issue affects IF AS Shortcode: from n/a through <= 1.2.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA code injection vulnerability exists in the IF AS Shortcode WordPress plugin where user-supplied input through the shortcode functionality is not properly sanitized before being used in code generation. This allows authenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code on the affected WordPress site.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify IF AS Shortcode plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'IF AS Shortcode' in the list. Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'if-as-shortcode' or similar.Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Identify installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin Plugins list, click on the plugin to view details and find the version number. Or read the main plugin PHP file header for the 'Version' tag.Affected if Version is unknown or falls within the vulnerable range prior to patch
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Confirm shortcode is active and accessibleCheck if the shortcode (commonly [if_as] or similar) is registered by viewing plugin source code, or test rendering a page with the shortcode present.Affected if Shortcode functionality is enabled and processes user input
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Inspect shortcode attribute handlingReview plugin source code in the main PHP file for how shortcode attributes are handled - look for any eval(), preg_replace() with /e modifier, or direct code generation functions using user input without sanitization.Affected if Attributes are used in dynamic code generation without proper escaping/sanitization
A user is affected if the IF AS Shortcode plugin is installed, contains a vulnerable version, and the shortcode is functional allowing unsanitized user input to be processed in code generation contexts.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a patched version of IF AS Shortcode; if unavailable, disable the plugin or implement input validation/allowlisting at the application layer to prevent malicious shortcode attribute injection.
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