CVE-2026-8048
My Email Shortcode <= 0.91 - [Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')]
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The My Email Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'subject' shortcode attribute in the 'my-email' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.91 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 | paulpela |
| Product | my email shortcode |
| Published | May 27, 2026 |
| Last Updated | May 27, 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
paulpela / My Email Shortcode
0 ≤ 0.91
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6c9f5515-cdf5-4883-bdeb-1de53bcc615a?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/my-email-shortcode/trunk/my-email-shortcode.php#L37 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/my-email-shortcode/tags/0.91/my-email-shortcode.php#L37
Credits
zakaria