🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2026-6913

MEDIUM 6.4

Shortcodely <= 1.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'widget_area' Shortcode Attribute

CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-79
Vendor patilswapnilv
Product shortcodely
Published May 12, 2026
Last Updated May 12, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

patilswapnilv / Shortcodely
0 ≤ 1.0.1

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/08ef43cc-42ea-43bd-a590-4f9b2c719491?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodely/trunk/shortcodely.php#L118 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodely/tags/1.0.1/shortcodely.php#L118 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodely/trunk/shortcodely.php#L73 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodely/tags/1.0.1/shortcodely.php#L73 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodely/trunk/shortcodely.php#L92 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcodely/tags/1.0.1/shortcodely.php#L92

Credits

Yoschanin Pulsirivong Ronnachai Sretawat Na Ayutaya Ronnachai Chaipha