Description
The Shortcodely plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'widget_area' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1 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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.4/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| patilswapnilv | Shortcodely | <= 1.0.1 |
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodely/tags/1.0.1/shortcodely.php#L118
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodely/tags/1.0.1/shortcodely.php#L73
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodely/tags/1.0.1/shortcodely.php#L92
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodely/trunk/shortcodely.php#L118
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodely/trunk/shortcodely.php#L73
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodely/trunk/shortcodely.php#L92
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/08ef43cc-42ea-43bd-a590-4f9b2c719491?source=cve
Timeline
- Published
- May 12, 2026
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred