# Drop Shadow Boxes

> Highlight important content on your posts and pages inside a box with a drop shadow.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `drop-shadow-boxes`
- Author: Steve Henty
- Version: 1.7.15
- Active installs: 3,000+
- Last update: 2024-11-29 (2 years ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 6.7.11 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 3.0, PHP any
- Tags: box shadow, drop shadow, shadows
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/drop-shadow-boxes/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- FLAG: Not updated in over a year (last update 2024-11-29).
- FLAG: Not tested with WordPress 7.1 (tested up to 6.7.11).
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Behind ↔ Current, Heavy ↔ Light, Pushy ↔ Fair, Closed ↔ Agent-ready, Leaves a mess ↔ Clean exit, Focused ↔ All-in-one (personality).

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2024-11-15 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution (up to 1.7.14). CVE-2024-10262, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fa0a296a-a93f-4c0e-9911-b4f9bdd53fad?source=api-prod
- 2023-11-20 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode (up to 1.7.13). CVE-2023-5469, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c0b3911c-a960-4f28-b289-389b26282741?source=api-prod
- 2023-07-18 MEDIUM: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get (1.5.8 to 1.7.10). WF-5253fe2b-040b-417c-b257-0cb59ee5aa6e-692, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5253fe2b-040b-417c-b257-0cb59ee5aa6e?source=api-prod
- 2023-05-15 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 1.7.10). CVE-2023-23833, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6f2b4ac7-f888-408b-a77a-bd73ac8e967d?source=api-prod
- 2022-03-04 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization Checks (before 1.7.4). WF-39fb0499-9ab4-4a2f-b0db-ece86bcf4d42-408, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/39fb0499-9ab4-4a2f-b0db-ece86bcf4d42?source=api-prod
- 2019-02-25 HIGH: Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update (before 1.7.2). WF-3fda31fa-efc9-44b9-99ba-9e3e23aa2ee0-92, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3fda31fa-efc9-44b9-99ba-9e3e23aa2ee0?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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