Known vulnerabilities in Meks Flexible Shortcodes

Add some cool elements to your post/page content with flexible shortcodes.

3Reported vulnerabilities

6.4Highest CVSS score

1.3.8Latest version

10,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Meks Flexible Shortcodes to 1.3.8 or later. 3 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: June 10, 2025 / Tested up to WordPress: 6.8.8 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2022-4562	Medium 5.4	0.5%	Before 1.3.5	`1.3.5`	February 13, 2023
CVE-2025-49855	Medium 6.4	0.2%	1.3.7 and earlier	`1.3.8`	June 12, 2025
CVE-2025-47621	Medium 6.4	0.2%	1.3.6 and earlier	`1.3.7`	May 7, 2025

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.