CVE-2024-8481: Simplelib Special Text Boxes

High severity, CVSS 7.3. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The The Special Text Boxes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.4. This is due to the plugin adding the filter add_filter('comment_text', 'do_shortcode'); which will run all shortcodes in comments. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

Affected products

• Simplelib Special Text Boxes: up to and including 6.2.2

Published 2024-09-25. Last modified 2026-06-17.