Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-13738

CVE-2024-13738:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Motors - Car Dealer, Rental & Listing WordPress theme is affected by an arbitrary shortcode execution vulnerability (CVE-2024-13738) in versions up to and including 5.6.65. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 2, 2025, affecting the WordPress theme's functionality and allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes (NVD, Wiz).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from the theme's failure to properly validate values before executing the do_shortcode function. It has been classified as CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code). The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (High) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L (NVD, Wordfence).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes, which could potentially lead to unauthorized access to data, manipulation of website content, and compromise of website functionality (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

While the exact patched version is not clearly specified in the changelog, users are advised to update their Motors WordPress theme to a version newer than 5.6.65 (NVD).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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