CVE 6.4 MEDIUM

Shortcodely <= 1.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'widget_area' Shortcode Attribute_CVE-2026-6913

6.4 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-6913
Source Wordfence
Published May 12, 2026 at 07:48

Affected Product

Vendor patilswapnilv
Product Shortcodely
Affected Versions patilswapnilv Shortcodely 0

CWE Classification

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