Description
The Snippet Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
References5
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcode-variables/tags/5.1…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcode-variables/tags/5.1…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcode-variables/tags/5.1…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3647346%40sh…
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6dd14860-2cf5…
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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6.4
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 27 · as of 11 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-79
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